diff --git a/ansible/roles/initial_setup/tasks/ansible_user.yml b/ansible/roles/initial_setup/tasks/ansible_user.yml
index 5ac420d94..83dc51c8c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/initial_setup/tasks/ansible_user.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/initial_setup/tasks/ansible_user.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 - name: Install passlib required for `password_hash` ansible filter
   import_role:
     name: geerlingguy.pip
-    pip_install_packages:
-      - name: passlib
+    vars:
+      pip_install_packages:
+        - name: passlib
 
 - name: Create a new regular user with sudo privileges
   user: