diff --git a/tasks/container_create.yml b/tasks/container_create.yml
index dd48a6f8..2bcc0f1f 100644
--- a/tasks/container_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/container_create.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         ifdown {{ item.value.interface }}
         ifup {{ item.value.interface }}
       fi
-  with_dict: container_networks|default({})
+  with_dict: "{{ container_networks|default({}) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
   tags:
     - lxc-container-networks
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
     mode: "0644"
-  with_dict: container_networks|default({})
+  with_dict: "{{ container_networks|default({}) }}"
   notify:
     - Lxc container restart
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@
     dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/config"
     line: "lxc.include = /var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ item.value.interface }}.ini"
     backup: "true"
-  with_dict: container_networks|default({})
-  when: >
-    item.value.interface is defined
+  with_dict: "{{ container_networks|default({}) }}"
+  when:
+    - item.value.interface is defined
   notify:
     - Lxc container restart
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
       if ! grep '{{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}' /etc/environment; then
         echo '{{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}' | tee -a /etc/environment
       fi
-  with_dict: global_environment_variables | default({})
+  with_dict: "{{ global_environment_variables | default({}) }}"
   when: global_environment_variables is defined
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
   tags: