diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
index 4d89a73dd..e79d92751 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 - include: "{{ cloud_provider }}-credential-check.yml"
   when: cloud_provider is defined and cloud_provider in [ 'openstack', 'azure', 'vsphere' ]
-  tags: [cloud-provider, "{{ cloud_provider }}", facts]
+  tags: [cloud-provider, facts]
 
 - name: Create cni directories
   file:
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     group: "{{ kube_cert_group }}"
     mode: 0640
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['k8s-cluster'] and cloud_provider is defined and cloud_provider in [ 'openstack', 'azure', 'vsphere' ]
-  tags: [cloud-provider, "{{ cloud_provider }}"]
+  tags: [cloud-provider]
 
 - include: etchosts.yml
   tags: [bootstrap-os, etchosts]