diff --git a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
index 16d7eab69de7704def9dc7dfb524945bbdd5b94d..b01cff9512f01a6dc81c4e2efc31ceeca0b0b4e9 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
 
 - name: Install backup software
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name:
+      - duplicity
+      - duply
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - duplicity
-    - duply
 
 - name: Set-up Duply directories
   file: