diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33accf7..b742b6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v1.0.2
+
+### Fix
+* Use flatten to manage packages list.
 
 ## v1.0.1
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 07399e1..62daecf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # List of base packages to install.
 deb_sec__required_packages:
-  - 'debsecan'
+  - debsecan
                                                                    # ]]]
 # .. envvar:: deb_sec__deploy_state [[[
 #
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f18fb5d..a24da74 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 # Manage required system packages [[[1
 - name: Ensure required packages are in there desired state
   package:
-    name: '{{ item }}'
+    name: '{{ (deb_sec__required_packages | flatten) }}'
     state: '{{ "present" if (deb_sec__deploy_state == "present")
                          else "absent" }}'
     install_recommends: False
-  with_flattened:
-    - '{{ deb_sec__required_packages | to_nice_json }}'
   register: pkg_result
   until: pkg_result is success