diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 1725630..181c406 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     ini_file:
       dest: '{{ phpfpm_cli_dir }}/php.ini'
       section: "{{ item.section | default('PHP') }}"
-      option: '{{ item.option }} value={{ item.value }}'
+      option: '{{ item.option }}'
+      value: '{{ item.value }}'
       state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
     with_items: '{{ php_cli_global_settings | default([]) }}'
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
     notify: Restart php-fpm
 
   - name: Create the users under the php-fpm processes will run
-    user: name={{ item.user }} comment="{{ item.user }}" home=/dev/null createhome=no shell=/usr/sbin/nologin system=yes
+    user: name={{ item.user }} comment="{{ item.user }}" home=/dev/null createhome=no shell={{ item.shell | default('/usr/sbin/nologin') }} system=yes
     with_items: '{{ phpfpm_pools }}'
     when: phpfpm_create_users
     notify: Restart php-fpm