diff --git a/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_client.yml b/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_client.yml
index 05a1022d073868f6f2cd19bc21ae905871a6e64e..bffd83e36077055f0a1224999eded1ae17444fdc 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_client.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_client.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 - name: "Installing MySQL Debian"
   apt: name="{{ item }}" update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600 state=present
-  with_items: client_packages
+  with_items: "{{ client_packages }}"
   sudo: true
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
 - name: Installing MySQL RedHat
   yum: name="{{ item }}" state=present
-  with_items: client_packages
+  with_items: "{{ client_packages }}"
   sudo: true
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
diff --git a/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml b/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml
index 1d2d054f80fcd5aaad722d01186ac9be03c4d358..68806bdadbed24eb4f3cb66f949556860cfdcecf 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/tasks/mysql_server.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 - name: "Installing MySQL Debian"
   apt: name="{{ item }}" update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=3600 state=present
-  with_items: server_packages
+  with_items: "{{ server_packages }}"
   sudo: true
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
 - name: Installing MySQL RedHat
   yum: name={{ item }}
-  with_items: server_packages
+  with_items: "{{ server_packages }}"
   sudo: true
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"