diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_devices.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_devices.yml
index f709379a2..d8310490a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_devices.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_devices.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     - name: fail if one of the devices is not a device
       fail:
-        msg: "{{ item }} is not a block special file!"
+        msg: "{{ item.item }} is not a block special file!"
       when: item.rc is defined
       with_items: "{{ devices_parted.results }}"
   when:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 - name: fail if one of the dedicated_device is not a device
   fail:
-    msg: "{{ item }} is not a block special file!"
+    msg: "{{ item.item }} is not a block special file!"
   with_items: "{{ dedicated_device_parted.results }}"
   when:
     - osd_scenario == 'non-collocated'