diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab30349..b45af01 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v1.0.1
+
+### Fix
+* Use flatten to manage packages list.
 
 ## v1.0.0
 
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7a63144..0632e38 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 # Manage base system packages [[[1
 - name: Ensure base packages are in there desired state
   package:
-    name: '{{ item }}'
+    name: '{{ netdata__base_packages | flatten }}'
     state: '{{ "present" if (netdata__deploy_state == "present") else "absent" }}'
     install_recommends: '{{ netdata__install_recommends | bool }}'
-  with_flattened:
-    - '{{ netdata__base_packages | to_nice_json }}'
   register: pkg_result
   until: pkg_result is success