diff --git a/tasks/cinder_backends.yml b/tasks/cinder_backends.yml
index 647d683a..5d20cba1 100644
--- a/tasks/cinder_backends.yml
+++ b/tasks/cinder_backends.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
 - name: Add in cinder devices types
   shell: |
     . {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/openrc
-    {{ cinder_bin }}/cinder type-create "{{ item.0 }}"
-    {{ cinder_bin }}/cinder type-key "{{ item.0 }}" set volume_backend_name="{{ item.1.volume_backend_name }}"
-  with_items: cinder_backends|dictsort
-  when: cinder_backends is defined
+    {{ cinder_bin }}/cinder type-create "{{ item.key }}"
+    {{ cinder_bin }}/cinder type-key "{{ item.key }}" set volume_backend_name="{{ item.value.volume_backend_name }}"
+  with_dict: cinder_backends|default({})
   tags:
     - cinder-backends
     - cinder-backends-types