diff --git a/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml b/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml
index ba2564ac..40b6231d 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_compute_kvm_install.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_compute_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_compute_pip_packages
   when:
     - nova_venv_enabled | bool
     - nova_get_venv | failed
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_compute_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_compute_pip_packages
   when: not nova_venv_enabled | bool
   tags:
     - nova-install
diff --git a/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml b/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml
index 9bcab62b..ae569ad9 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_console_novnc_install.yml
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_novnc_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_novnc_pip_packages
   when:
     - nova_venv_enabled | bool
     - nova_get_venv | failed
@@ -84,8 +83,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_novnc_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_novnc_pip_packages
   when: not nova_venv_enabled | bool
   tags:
     - nova-install
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index e5c217e5..4e12004b 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_requires_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_requires_pip_packages
   tags:
     - nova-install
     - nova-pip-packages
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_pip_packages
   when:
     - nova_venv_enabled | bool
     - nova_get_venv | failed
@@ -133,8 +131,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ nova_pip_packages }}"
+  with_items: nova_pip_packages
   when: not nova_venv_enabled | bool
   tags:
     - nova-install