diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 9f0fc88f2cdbffafc0fb8b71098c945f0df34f53..83c0088ec1c865b9f3184ede3ff747ab403aaab1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 
   - name: "MySQL | Update required packages"
     apt:
-      pkg='{{ item }}'
+      pkg='{{ packages }}'
       state=present
-    with_items:
-      - 'mysql-server'
-      - 'mytop'
+    vars:
+      packages:
+        - 'mysql-server'
+        - 'mytop'
 
   - name: "MySQL | Check version"
     shell: 'mysqld --version'