diff --git a/playbooks/aws_group_access.yml b/playbooks/aws_group_access.yml
index e83427513..591d1226a 100644
--- a/playbooks/aws_group_access.yml
+++ b/playbooks/aws_group_access.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
   hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: false
   vars:
-    - pul_user: "{{ pul_group }}"
-    - dev_user: "{{ dev_user }}"
+    pul_user: "{{ pul_group }}"
+    dev_user: "{{ dev_user }}"
   tasks:
     - name: check for "{{ pul_group }}"
       community.aws.iam_access_key_info:
diff --git a/playbooks/ezproxy.yml b/playbooks/ezproxy.yml
index 6a5521a79..204dfe133 100644
--- a/playbooks/ezproxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ezproxy.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
   remote_user: pulsys
   become: true
   vars:
-    - post_install: |
-        Possible Things left to do:
-        - run a cap for ezproxy
+    post_install: |
+      Possible Things left to do:
+      - run a cap for ezproxy
   vars_files:
     - ../group_vars/ezproxy/{{ runtime_env | default('testing') }}.yml
     - ../group_vars/ezproxy/vault.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/figgy_db_migration.yml b/playbooks/figgy_db_migration.yml
index 9a2f6ac08..eedad49af 100644
--- a/playbooks/figgy_db_migration.yml
+++ b/playbooks/figgy_db_migration.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 # where leader_db_host is defined for all pgsql machines
 # to the vars_files: section
   vars:
-    - deploy_user: "pulsys"
-    - file_path: "/mnt/diglibdata1/postgreslog/migrate"
-    - dest_file_path: "/var/lib/migrate"
-    - backup_time: "{{ ansible_date_time.date }}"
+    deploy_user: "pulsys"
+    file_path: "/mnt/diglibdata1/postgreslog/migrate"
+    dest_file_path: "/var/lib/migrate"
+    backup_time: "{{ ansible_date_time.date }}"
   vars_files:
     - ../group_vars/{{ project_name }}/{{ app_runtime_env | default(runtime_env) | default('staging') }}.yml
     # - ../group_vars/{{ project_name }}/main.yml  # some roles have this
diff --git a/playbooks/friends_of_pul.yml b/playbooks/friends_of_pul.yml
index a0183f96e..15e9dac81 100644
--- a/playbooks/friends_of_pul.yml
+++ b/playbooks/friends_of_pul.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   remote_user: pulsys
   become: true
   vars:
-    - force_settings: true
-    - drupal_git_repo: ''
-    - post_install: |
-        Possible Things left to do:
-        - run a cap for friends_of_pul
-        - where needed make sure server is greenlisted on [lib-ponyexpress](https://github.com/pulibrary/pul-the-hard-way/blob/master/services/smtp-mail-server.md)
+    force_settings: true
+    drupal_git_repo: ''
+    post_install: |
+      Possible Things left to do:
+      - run a cap for friends_of_pul
+      - where needed make sure server is greenlisted on [lib-ponyexpress](https://github.com/pulibrary/pul-the-hard-way/blob/master/services/smtp-mail-server.md)
   vars_files:
     - ../group_vars/friends_of_pul/{{ runtime_env | default('staging') }}.yml
     - ../group_vars/friends_of_pul/common.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/lib_jobs.yml b/playbooks/lib_jobs.yml
index bba9c5ad1..56e420270 100644
--- a/playbooks/lib_jobs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/lib_jobs.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   remote_user: pulsys
   become: true
   vars:
-  - post_install: |
+    post_install: |
       Possible Things left to do:
       - deploy lib_jobs and aspace_helpers
   vars_files:
diff --git a/playbooks/libwww.yml b/playbooks/libwww.yml
index a67e36516..f852704b9 100644
--- a/playbooks/libwww.yml
+++ b/playbooks/libwww.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   remote_user: pulsys
   become: true
   vars:
-    - force_settings: true
-    - drupal_git_repo: ''
-    - post_install: |
+    force_settings: true
+    drupal_git_repo: ''
+    post_install: |
         Possible Things left to do:
         - run a cap for pul_library_drupal, discoveryutils
         - where needed make sure server is greenlisted on [lib-ponyexpress](https://github.com/pulibrary/pul-the-hard-way/blob/master/services/smtp-mail-server.md)
diff --git a/playbooks/pdc_describe.yml b/playbooks/pdc_describe.yml
index 7ce1fcc14..6511ca477 100644
--- a/playbooks/pdc_describe.yml
+++ b/playbooks/pdc_describe.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
     - ../group_vars/pdc_describe/vault.yml
 
   vars:
-    - post_install: |
-        Possible Things left to do:
-        - run a cap deploy for pdc_describe: https://github.com/pulibrary/pdc_describe
+    post_install: |
+      Possible Things left to do:
+      - run a cap deploy for pdc_describe: https://github.com/pulibrary/pdc_describe
 
   roles:
     - role: roles/mailcatcher
diff --git a/playbooks/pdc_discovery.yml b/playbooks/pdc_discovery.yml
index 25031a317..722548178 100644
--- a/playbooks/pdc_discovery.yml
+++ b/playbooks/pdc_discovery.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
     - ../group_vars/pdc_discovery/vault.yml
 
   vars:
-    - post_install: |
-        Possible Things left to do:
-        - run a cap deploy for pdc_discovery: https://github.com/pulibrary/pdc_discovery
+    post_install: |
+      Possible Things left to do:
+      - run a cap deploy for pdc_discovery: https://github.com/pulibrary/pdc_discovery
 
   roles:
     - role: roles/mailcatcher