diff --git a/roles/vault/tasks/shared/sync_file.yml b/roles/vault/tasks/shared/sync_file.yml
index 4a1b0d34b..a6da54144 100644
--- a/roles/vault/tasks/shared/sync_file.yml
+++ b/roles/vault/tasks/shared/sync_file.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   set_fact:
     _: "{% if inventory_hostname in sync_file_srcs %}{{ sync_file_srcs.remove(inventory_hostname) }}{% endif %}"
   when:
-    - host_item in play_hosts
+    - inventory_hostname in play_hosts
     - sync_file_srcs|d([])|length > 1
     - inventory_hostname != sync_file_srcs|first
     - sync_file_stat.stat.get("checksum") != hostvars[sync_file_srcs|first]["sync_file_stat"]["stat"]["checksum"]
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   set_fact:
     _: "{% if inventory_hostname in sync_file_srcs %}{{ sync_file_srcs.remove(inventory_hostname) }}{% endif %}"
   when:
-    - host_item in play_hosts
+    - inventory_hostname in play_hosts
     - sync_file_is_cert|d()
     - sync_file_key_srcs|d([])|length > 1
     - inventory_hostname != sync_file_key_srcs|first