diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ccaa343bcc4e970222c66c7857c3cb8140a5cd54..a5c6c72bc7789d76327ee77794470eeb7b34e82e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 
 - name: install required packages
   yum:
-    name: "{{item}}"
+    name:
+      - bzip2
+      - sudo
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - bzip2
-    - sudo
 
 - name: create conda user
   user: