diff --git a/playbooks/groups/qadevel.yml b/playbooks/groups/qadevel.yml
index 8eb40ad512..fa914f0a37 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/qadevel.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/qadevel.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 
     - name: generate virtualhosts for static sites
       template:  src={{ files }}/httpd/newvirtualhost.conf.j2 dest=/etc/httpd/conf.d/{{ item.name }}.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
-      with_items: static_sites
+      with_items: "{{ static_sites }}"
       notify:
         - reload httpd
       tags: