diff --git a/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml b/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml
index 0c1c38e1..a7a635fc 100644
--- a/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 - name: Create the instances directory trees
   file: dest={{ item.0.instance_path }}/{{ item[1] }} owner={{ item.0.user }} group={{ item.0.user }} mode=0755 state=directory
   with_nested:
-    - '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
+    - tomcat_m_instances
     - [ 'common/classes', 'conf/Catalina/localhost', 'conf/policy.d', 'lib', 'server/classes', 'shared/classes', 'webapps' ]
   register: tomcat_first_install
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances' ]