diff --git a/tasks/create_users.yml b/tasks/create_users.yml
index 37c4ee7..e57778f 100644
--- a/tasks/create_users.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_users.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   ansible.posix.authorized_key:
     user: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
-    key: "{{ lookup('file', '/home/{{ item }}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub')}}"
+    key: "{{ lookup('file', '/home/' + item + '/.ssh/id_rsa.pub')}}"
   when:
     - users is defined
-    - lookup('first_found', '/home/{{ item }}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub', errors='ignore')
+    - lookup('first_found', '/home/' + item + '/.ssh/id_rsa.pub', errors='ignore')
   loop: "{{ users }}"