diff --git a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
index 91a6f63a61..ba2d215e49 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 - name: Create directories for post-vpn service configs
   file: path="/etc/systemd/system/{{item}}.service.d" state=directory
-  with_items: postvpnservices
+  with_items: "{{postvpnservices}}"
   when: is_fedora is defined or ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 7
   tags:
   - service
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 - name: Deploy postvpn.conf for post-vpn services
   copy: src=postvpn.conf dest="/etc/systemd/system/{{item}}.service.d/postvpn.conf"
-  with_items: postvpnservices
+  with_items: "{{postvpnservices}}"
   when: is_fedora is defined or ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 7
   tags:
   - service