diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml
index 1db492149..8fa6da66f 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
             - name: set_fact mon_ip_list
               set_fact:
                 mon_ip_list: "{{ mon_ip_list | default([]) | union([item['addr'].split(':')[0]]) }}"
-              loop: "{{ (quorum_status.stdout | from_json | default('{}'))['monmap']['mons'] }}"
+              loop: "{{ (quorum_status.stdout | default('{}') | from_json)['monmap']['mons'] }}"
               run_once: true
 
             - name: remove current mirror peer