diff --git a/library/roles/python-env/tasks/main.yml b/library/roles/python-env/tasks/main.yml
index bed3eff..c82b185 100644
--- a/library/roles/python-env/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/python-env/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - block:
     - name: Install python pip
-      apt: name={{ item }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
-      with_items: '{{ py_env_basic_pkgs | default([]) }}'
+      apt: name={{ py_env_basic_pkgs | default([]) }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
 
   when:
     - py_env_install
@@ -11,8 +10,7 @@
   
 - block:
     - name: Remove python deb packages
-      apt: name={{ item }} state=absent
-      with_items: '{{ py_env_dpkg_toremove | default([]) }}'
+      apt: name={{ py_env_dpkg_toremove | default([]) }} state=absent
 
   when:
     - py_env_install
@@ -20,16 +18,13 @@
 
 - block:
     - name: Install python deb packages
-      apt: name={{ item }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
-      with_items: '{{ py_env_dpkg | default([]) }}'
+      apt: name={{ py_env_dpkg | default([]) }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
 
     - name: Install deb packages needed to compile the pip modules
-      apt: name={{ item }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }}  update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
-      with_items: '{{ py_pip_deps | default([]) }}'
+      apt: name={{ py_pip_deps | default([]) }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }}  update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
 
     - name: Install a list of pip packages
-      pip: name={{ item }} state=latest
-      with_items: '{{ py_env_pip_pkgs | default ([]) }}'
+      pip: name={{ py_env_pip_pkgs | default ([]) }} state=latest
 
     - name: Install a list of versioned pip packages
       pip: name={{ item.pkg }} version={{ item.version }}