diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ce050443a1fa7cb6bdf71f2c5dcfe001c464c163..814ceb2d49385e3912d992790ebf127685f8f032 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 - name: "Common Connect Role"
   set_fact: role_commonconnect_started=true
-  tags: always
+  tags: 'always'
 
 - block:
 
@@ -35,17 +35,18 @@
       failed_when: false
       changed_when: false
       ignore_errors: true
-      tags: always
+      tags: 'always'
 
     - include_tasks: more.yml
       with_items: '{{ variable_files.stdout_lines|default([]) }}'
       loop_control:
         loop_var: inventory_name
+      tags: 'always'
 
     when: lookup('pipe','hostname') == inventory_hostname
 
   - name: 'Remember that this role had been run'
     set_fact: role_commonconnect_completed=true
-    tags: always
+    tags: 'always'
 
   when: '"commonconnect" not in excluded_roles and role_commonconnect_completed is not defined'