diff --git a/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml b/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml
index 6de1ccba..bc127f65 100644
--- a/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tomcat-multiple-instances/tasks/main.yml
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@
   register: restart_needed
   notify:
     - tomcat restart instances with changed configs 
-  tags:
-    - tomcat
-    - tomcat_instances
+  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_conf' ]
 
 - name: Install the instances startup scripts
   template: src=tomcat-instance.init.j2 dest=/etc/init.d/tomcat-instance-{{ item.http_port }} mode=0755 owner=root group=root
@@ -135,16 +133,12 @@
   register: restart_needed
   notify:
     - tomcat restart instances with changed configs 
-  tags:
-    - tomcat
-    - tomcat_instances
+  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_conf' ]
 
 - name: Install a logrotate entry for the access log file
   template: src=tomcat.logrotate.j2 dest=/etc/logrotate.d/tomcat_instance-{{ item.http_port }} owner=root group=root mode=0644
   with_items: tomcat_m_instances
-  tags:
-    - tomcat
-    - tomcat_instances
+  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_conf' ]
 
 - name: Install the jmx authorization file
   template: src=jmxremote.passwd.j2 dest={{ item.instance_path }}/conf/jmxremote.passwd owner={{ item.user }} group={{ item.user }} mode=0600
@@ -157,9 +151,7 @@
   register: jmx_restart_needed
   notify:
     - tomcat restart instances with changed jmx config
-  tags:
-    - tomcat
-    - tomcat_instances
+  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_jmx' ]
 
 - name: Install the jmx role file
   copy: src=jmxremote.access dest={{ item.instance_path }}/conf/jmxremote.access owner={{ item.user }} group={{ item.user }} mode=0644
@@ -172,9 +164,7 @@
   register: jmx restart_needed
   notify:
     - tomcat restart instances with changed jmx config
-  tags:
-    - tomcat
-    - tomcat_instances
+  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_jmx' ]
 
 - name: Start and enable all the tomcat instances
   service: name=tomcat-instance-'{{ item.http_port }}' state=started sleep=20 enabled=yes