diff --git a/playbooks/set_root_auth_keys.yml b/playbooks/set_root_auth_keys.yml
index e21c1255a4..ba487f52e0 100644
--- a/playbooks/set_root_auth_keys.yml
+++ b/playbooks/set_root_auth_keys.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 
   tasks:
    - name: add root keys for sysadmin-main and other allowed users
-     action: authorized_key user=root key="{{ item }}"
-     with_pipe:
+     action: authorized_key user=root key={{ item }}
+     with_lines: 
      - "{{ auth_keys_from_fas}} @sysadmin-main {{ root_auth_users }}"
diff --git a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
index 5089310aa7..9605f8d0ba 100644
--- a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
+++ b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
   - config
   
 - name: add root keys for sysadmin-main and other allowed users
-  action: authorized_key user=root key="{{ item }}"
-  with_pipe:
-   - "{{ auth_keys_from_fas}} @sysadmin-main {{ root_auth_users }}"
+  authorized_key: user=root key={{ item }}
+  with_lines: 
+  - "{{ auth_keys_from_fas}} @sysadmin-main {{ root_auth_users }}"
   tags:
   - config
   ignore_errors: true