diff --git a/playbooks/mpdf.yaml b/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
index fcfc063..9f2e9ad 100644
--- a/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/mpdf.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     #we need to loop over the /var/lib/mpd{{ count }} directory for the files/folders below. we need to loop over the stream ports as well 
     count: 5
     path: /var/lib
-    service_name: "{{ [ 'mpd' ~ item ] }}"    
-    playlist_directory: "{{ path ~ '/playlist/' }}"
+    service_name: "{{ [ 'mpd' +  item ] }}"    
+    playlist_directory: "{{ path + '/playlist/' }}"
     db_file: tag_cache
     log_file: mpd.log
     pid_file: pid