diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2ad482f..3c3ac6e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 
 - name: Install WireGuard
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
     state: present
-  with_items:
+  vars:
+    packages:
     - wireguard-dkms
     - wireguard-tools
   tags:
diff --git a/tasks/setup-archlinux.yml b/tasks/setup-archlinux.yml
index 1ebe15b..dd0b901 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-archlinux.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-archlinux.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: Install required packages
   pacman:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
     state: present
   become: yes
-  with_items:
-    - linux-headers
+  vars:
+    packages:
+      - linux-headers
   tags:
     - wg-install
diff --git a/tasks/setup-ubuntu.yml b/tasks/setup-ubuntu.yml
index c14591a..17ae4f8 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-ubuntu.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 
 - name: Install required packages
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
     state: present
-  with_items:
+  vars:
+    packages:
     - software-properties-common
     - linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}
   tags: