diff --git a/tasks/swift_rings_build.yml b/tasks/swift_rings_build.yml
index 65bdb15..bfde6a1 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_rings_build.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_rings_build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   command: "/usr/bin/python /etc/swift/scripts/swift_rings.py -f /etc/swift/scripts/{{ item[0] }}.contents -r {{ item[1] }}"
   with_nested:
     - [ 'account', 'container' ]
-    - "{{ swift_managed_regions }}"
+    - swift_managed_regions
   when: swift_managed_regions is defined
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: "{{ swift_system_user_name }}"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
   command: "/usr/bin/python /etc/swift/scripts/swift_rings.py -f /etc/swift/scripts/object-{{ item[0].policy.index }}.contents -r {{ item[1] }}"
   with_nested:
     - "{{ swift.storage_policies }}"
-    - "{{ swift_managed_regions }}"
+    - swift_managed_regions
   when: swift_managed_regions is defined
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: "{{ swift_system_user_name }}"
diff --git a/tasks/swift_rings_post_distribution_check.yml b/tasks/swift_rings_post_distribution_check.yml
index 371e9c8..d0b906c 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_rings_post_distribution_check.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_rings_post_distribution_check.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   command: "/usr/bin/python /etc/swift/scripts/swift_rings_check.py -f /etc/swift/scripts/{{ item[0] }}.contents -r {{ item[1] }}"
   with_nested:
     - [ 'account', 'container' ]
-    - "{{ swift_managed_regions }}"
+    - swift_managed_regions
   when: swift_managed_regions is defined
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: "{{ swift_system_user_name }}"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   command: "/usr/bin/python /etc/swift/scripts/swift_rings_check.py -f /etc/swift/scripts/object-{{ item[0].policy.index }}.contents -r {{ item[1] }}"
   with_nested:
     - "{{ swift.storage_policies }}"
-    - "{{ swift_managed_regions }}"
+    - swift_managed_regions
   when: swift_managed_regions is defined
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: "{{ swift_system_user_name }}"