diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 57539823..c796fc58 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
     name: "{{ item.value.service_name }}"
     state: restarted
     pattern: "{{ item.value.service_name }}"
-  with_dict: neutron_services
+  with_dict: "{{ neutron_services }}"
   failed_when: false
   when: item.value.service_en | bool
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml b/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml
index 06ccf3b9..c075a9e4 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_db_setup.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     state: stopped
     pattern: "neutron-server"
   delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
-  with_items: groups[neutron_services['neutron-server']['group']]
+  with_items: "{{ groups[neutron_services['neutron-server']['group']] }}"
   when: (neutron_migrations is defined and neutron_migrations['run_contract']|bool) or neutron_plugin_type != 'ml2'
   tags:
     - neutron-db-setup
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     state: started
     pattern: "neutron-server"
   delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
-  with_items: groups[neutron_services['neutron-server']['group']]
+  with_items: "{{ groups[neutron_services['neutron-server']['group']] }}"
   when: (neutron_migrations is defined and neutron_migrations['run_contract']|bool) or neutron_plugin_type != 'ml2'
   tags:
     - neutron-db-setup
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
index c6b590d3..9a1b199b 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: neutron_apt_packages
+  with_items: "{{ neutron_apt_packages }}"
   tags:
     - neutron-install
     - neutron-apt-packages
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: neutron_lbaas_apt_packages
+  with_items: "{{ neutron_lbaas_apt_packages }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[neutron_services['neutron-lbaas-agent']['group']]
     - neutron_lbaas | bool or neutron_lbaasv2 | bool
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: neutron_vpnaas_apt_packages
+  with_items: "{{ neutron_vpnaas_apt_packages }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[neutron_services['neutron-vpnaas-agent']['group']]
     - neutron_vpnaas | bool
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   until: remove_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: neutron_apt_remove_packages
+  with_items: "{{ neutron_apt_remove_packages }}"
   tags:
     - neutron-install
     - neutron-apt-packages
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: neutron_pip_packages
+  with_items: "{{ neutron_pip_packages }}"
   when:
     - neutron_venv_enabled | bool
     - neutron_get_venv | failed or neutron_developer_mode | bool
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: neutron_pip_packages
+  with_items: "{{ neutron_pip_packages }}"
   when:
     - not neutron_developer_mode | bool
     - not neutron_venv_enabled | bool
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
index 055ab1cf..be2220d5 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     mode: "0644"
     config_overrides: "{{ item.value.config_overrides }}"
     config_type: "{{ item.value.config_type }}"
-  with_dict: neutron_services
+  with_dict: "{{ neutron_services }}"
   notify:
     - Restart neutron services
   when:
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     dest: "/etc/neutron/{{ item.value.service_rootwrap }}"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
-  with_dict: neutron_services
+  with_dict: "{{ neutron_services }}"
   when:
       - item.value.service_en | bool
       - item.value.service_rootwrap is defined