diff --git a/yii/defaults/main.yml b/yii/defaults/main.yml
index eac31789..be184752 100644
--- a/yii/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/yii/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Note: in the index.php directory, the path to the yii distribution will be something like
 # $yii='{{ yii_install_dir }}/yii/framework/yii.php';
 #
-yii_version: 1.1.16
-yii_release: bca042
+yii_version: 1.1.19
+yii_release: 5790cb
 yii_installs:
   - { version: '{{ yii_version }}', release: '{{ yii_release }}' }
 
diff --git a/yii/tasks/main.yml b/yii/tasks/main.yml
index ac883819..e3d39c1b 100644
--- a/yii/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/yii/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@
 
 - name: Remove the unneeded files
   file: dest={{ yii_install_dir }}/yii-{{ yii_version }}.{{ yii_release }}/{{ item }} state=absent
-  with_items: yii_unneeded_files
+  with_items: '{{ yii_unneeded_files }}'
   tags: [ 'yii', 'yii-framework' ]
 
 - name: Install the php required modules
   apt: name={{ item }} state=present
-  with_items: yii_php_modules
+  with_items: '{{ yii_php_modules }}'
   notify: Reload php-fpm
   tags: [ 'yii', 'yii-framework' ]
 
 - name: Install the php modules to access the db servers
   apt: name={{ item }} state=present
-  with_items: yii_php_db_server_modules
+  with_items: '{{ yii_php_db_server_modules }}'
   notify: Reload php-fpm
   tags: [ 'yii', 'yii-framework' ]