diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml
index abffe07a0f..6c24641c8b 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/user-secrets-adjustment.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
         dest: "/etc/openstack_deploy/{{ _osa_secrets_file_name }}"
         line: "{{ item }}"
       with_items: "{{ secrets.stdout_lines }}"
-      when: user_secrets.stdout.find("{{ item }}") == -1
+      when:
+        - "user_secrets.stdout.find(item) == -1"
     - name: Generate new secrets
       shell: "/opt/ansible-runtime/bin/python {{ playbook_dir }}/../../../scripts/pw-token-gen.py --file /etc/openstack_deploy/{{ _osa_secrets_file_name }}"
   vars: