diff --git a/thredds/tasks/main.yml b/thredds/tasks/main.yml
index 51d91f4a..dfd6330b 100644
--- a/thredds/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/thredds/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
       tags: [ 'thredds', 'tomcat', 'thredds_conf' ]
 
     - name: Install the Thredds configuration files
-      template: src={{ item }}.j2 dest={{ thredds_data_content_dir }}/thredds/{{ item }} owner={{ item.user }} group={{ item.user }} mode=644
-      with_items:
-        - threddsConfig.xml
-        - catalog.xml
+      template: src={{ item[1] }}.j2 dest={{ thredds_data_content_dir }}/thredds/{{ item[1] }} owner={{ item.0.user }} group={{ item.0.user }} mode=644
+      with_nested: 
+        - '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'      
+        - ['threddsConfig.xml','catalog.xml']        
       notify: tomcat instances restart
       when: not thredds_skip_conf.stat.exists
       tags: [ 'thredds', 'tomcat', 'thredds_conf' ]