diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index 08e07f5..7bf36f8 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
     yum: pkg={{ psql_el_pgdg_packages }} state={{ psql_pkg_state }}
 
   - name: Init the db if needed
-    command: /usr/pgsql-{{ psql_version }}/bin/postgresql-{{ psql_version }}-setup initdb
+    shell: "/usr/pgsql-{{ psql_version }}/bin/postgresql-{{ psql_version }}-setup" initdb
     args:
-      creates: '{{ psql_data_dir }}/postgresql.conf'
+      creates: '{{ psql_el_data_dir }}/postgresql.conf'
       
   when:
     - not psql_install_scl_version
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
     yum: pkg={{ psql_el_scl_packages }} state={{ psql_pkg_state }}
 
   - name: Init the db if needed
-    command: /opt/rh/rh-postgresql{{ psql_version }}/root/usr/bin/postgresql-setup --initdb
+    shell: /opt/rh/rh-postgresql{{ psql_version }}/root/usr/bin/postgresql-setup --initdb
     args:
-      creates: '{{ psql_data_dir }}/postgresql.conf'
+      creates: '{{ psql_el_data_dir }}/postgresql.conf'
 
   when:
     - psql_install_scl_version