diff --git a/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml b/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml
index 986b4a24b59..8365e6b0626 100644
--- a/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml
+++ b/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml
@@ -59,15 +59,18 @@
         remote_src: yes
 
     - name: "Change owner to {{ testUser }}"
-      shell: chown -R $(id -u {{ testUser }}).$(id -g {{ testUser }}) {{ runner_folder }}
+      shell: chown -R $(id -u {{ testUser }}):$(id -g {{ testUser }}) {{ runner_folder }}
 
     # Make sure the following environment variables are present in the env
-    # to ensure propagation to the actions-runner environment.
+    # to ensure propagation to the actions-runner's environment.
     - name: "Add env variables into env.sh checklist"
       lineinfile:
         path: "{{ runner_folder }}/env.sh"
-        line: "    'PKG_CONFIG_PATH'\n    'HOME'"
+        line: "    '{{ item.line }}'"
         insertafter: "^varCheckList=\\("
+      loop:
+        - line: PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+        - line: HOME
 
     - name: "Add runner to GHA"
       shell: |