diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8b76e909123c779959868779627835bf9a106dbb..8502a62b1c4e80a87c62980c06402df9a292a504 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 
   - name: "Install MemCache"
     apt:
-      pkg='{{item}}'
+      pkg='{{ packages }}'
       state='present'
       update_cache=yes
-    with_items:
-      - php{{ (php_version|default('5.5') == '5.3') | ternary('5','') }}-memcached
-      - memcached
+    vars:
+      packages:
+        - php{{ (php_version|default('5.5') == '5.3') | ternary('5','') }}-memcached
+        - memcached
 
   when: '"memcache" not in excluded_roles'