diff --git a/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml b/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml
index 08582405..3ca606f8 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
     line: "{{ item.line }}"
     state: present
-  with_items: lxc_cache_sshd_configuration
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_cache_sshd_configuration }}"
   tags:
     - lxc-cache
     - lxc-cache-update
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_install.yml b/tasks/lxc_install.yml
index f69346aa..f636c99c 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_install.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: lxc_pip_packages
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_pip_packages }}"
   tags:
     - lxc-pip-packages
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_install_apt.yml b/tasks/lxc_install_apt.yml
index 86c8ddcc..a0bf4c77 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_install_apt.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_install_apt.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: lxc_packages
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_packages }}"
   tags:
     - lxc-apt-packages
 
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml b/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
index bfdeb473..1b59e63e 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
@@ -21,18 +21,16 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: lxc_packages
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_packages }}"
   tags:
     - lxc-packages
 
 - name: Create base directories
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
+    path: "/opt/lxc_embedded"
     state: "directory"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
-  with_items:
-    - /opt/lxc_embedded
   tags:
     - lxc-directories
 
@@ -118,12 +116,10 @@
 
 - name: Remove sub system lock if found
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
+    path: "/var/lock/subsys/lxc"
     state: "absent"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
-  with_items:
-    - /var/lock/subsys/lxc
   tags:
     - lxc-directories
 
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_kernel_tuning.yml b/tasks/lxc_kernel_tuning.yml
index 2b05b992..ec34fc45 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_kernel_tuning.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_kernel_tuning.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
     state: "{{ item.state|default('present') }}"
     reload: "{{ item.reload|default('yes') }}"
   ignore_errors: true
-  with_items: lxc_kernel_options
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_kernel_options }}"