diff --git a/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml
index 44ae06e55b6ac9e4e8fe83f7be995c577b46fa13..c189183bab51ca97da66ddbae06aba5c73931bed 100644
--- a/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     name: slurm 
     group: slurm 
     system: yes 
-    createhome: no uid=497
+    createhome: no
+    uid: 497
   become: true
 
 - name: install slurmdb.conf