diff --git a/roles/keystone/tasks/main.yml b/roles/keystone/tasks/main.yml
index b8d8e46..d6f0efe 100644
--- a/roles/keystone/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keystone/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "{{ secrets['MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD'] }}"
     DB_HOST: "{{ listen_ip | default(hostvars[groups['databases'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address']) }}"
   register: result
-  until: result|succeeded
+  until: result is succeeded
   # sometimes the initial connect fails.
   # Retry until it succeeds.
   retries: 7
diff --git a/roles/nova-compute/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nova-compute/tasks/main.yml
index 0ca0d61..4fecc06 100644
--- a/roles/nova-compute/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nova-compute/tasks/main.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   shell: "sleep 10 && docker exec -i nova-controller.service nova-manage cell_v2 discover_hosts"
   delegate_to: "{{ hostvars[groups['nova-controller'][0]]['ansible_hostname'] }}"
   register: result
-  until: result|succeeded
+  until: result is succeeded
   retries: 7
   delay: 3
   ignore_errors: yes