diff --git a/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml b/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml
index 1563fa3..2f493f5 100644
--- a/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml
+++ b/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+- set_fact:
+    current_users: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].users }}"
+    current_file: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile] }}"
+
 - name: set user and pw
   no_log: True
-  with_items: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].users }}"
+  loop: "{{ current_users }}"
   htpasswd:
-    crypt_scheme: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].crypt_scheme|d('apr_md5_crypt') }}"
-    path: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].path }}"
+    crypt_scheme: "{{ current_file.crypt_scheme|d('apr_md5_crypt') }}"
+    path: "{{ current_file.path }}"
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     password: "{{ item.pw }}"
-    owner: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].owner|d('root') }}"
-    group: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].group|d('www-data') }}"
-    mode: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].mode|d('0640') }}"
+    owner: "{{ current_file.owner|d('root') }}"
+    group: "{{ current_file.group|d('www-data') }}"
+    mode: "{{ current_file.mode|d('0640') }}"
     state: "{{ item.state|d('present') }}"