diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fdc5c57..237270f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 ### Minor changes
 * Give the correct path in comment to see ldap_default_authtok value.
+* Use to_nice_json to manage packages list.
 
 ## v1.2.2
 
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 27ca9f8..fc4e845 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: "{{ sssd_pkg_state }}"
-  with_items: "{{ sssd_pkg_list }}"
+  with_flattened:
+    - '{{ sssd_pkg_list | to_nice_json }}'
 
 - name: Remove unwanted packages
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: "{{ sssd__unwanted_packages_state }}"
-  with_items: "{{ sssd__unwanted_packages_list }}"
+  with_flattened:
+    - '{{ sssd__unwanted_packages_list | to_nice_json }}'
 # ]]]
 
 # Update nsswitch.conf