diff --git a/tasks/unwant_domains.yml b/tasks/unwant_domains.yml
index ffb7704..be31e53 100644
--- a/tasks/unwant_domains.yml
+++ b/tasks/unwant_domains.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 - name: Disable acmetool for acme_domain_unwant_list domains
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.command: "acmetool unwant {{ _domain.name }}"
-  loop:
-    - "{{ acme_domain_unwant_list }}"
+  loop: "{{ acme_domain_unwant_list }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: _domain
   changed_when: true
diff --git a/tasks/want_domains.yml b/tasks/want_domains.yml
index 2348d94..f0e1f80 100644
--- a/tasks/want_domains.yml
+++ b/tasks/want_domains.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.command: "acmetool want {{ _domain.name }}"
   args:
     creates: "/var/lib/acme/live/{{ _domain.name }}"
-  loop:
-    - "{{ acme_domain_want_list }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: _domain
+  loop: "{{ acme_domain_want_list }}"
diff --git a/templates/acmetool_reload.j2 b/templates/acmetool_reload.j2
index 963d8fa..31c1ad9 100644
--- a/templates/acmetool_reload.j2
+++ b/templates/acmetool_reload.j2
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #
 # reload hook configuration file
 # adding the service to the list of services to be reloaded by acmetool.
-{% set services = '' %}
+{% set services = ['$SERVICES'] %}
 {% for service in acme_reload_services %}
-{%     set _ = services.extend(' ' ~ service) %}
+{%     set _ = services.append(service) %}
 {% endfor %}
-SERVICES="$SERVICES {{ services }}"
+{% set services_string = services | join(' ') %}
+SERVICES="{{ services_string }}"
diff --git a/templates/acmetool_restart.j2 b/templates/acmetool_restart.j2
index 942356b..7467d92 100644
--- a/templates/acmetool_restart.j2
+++ b/templates/acmetool_restart.j2
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #
 # restart hook configuration file
 # adding the service to the list of services to be restarted.
-{% set services = '' %}
+{% set services = ['$SERVICES'] %}
 {% for service in acme_restart_services %}
-{%     set _ = services.extend(' ' ~ service) %}
+{%     set _ = services.append(service) %}
 {% endfor %}
-SERVICES="$SERVICES {{ services }}"
+{% set services_string = services | join(' ') %}
+SERVICES="{{ services_string }}"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 9c7bb40..b1d2664 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ acmetool__restart_hook:
     - 'files'
 
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 35   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_number: 36   # should be a integer
 playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.role-acmetool.version'