diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/docker-to-podman.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/docker-to-podman.yml
index fad21f5a6..65f4668c1 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/docker-to-podman.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/docker-to-podman.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       setup:
       delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
       delegate_facts: True
-      with_items: "{{ groups['all'] | difference(groups.get('clients', [])) }}"
+      with_items: "{{ groups['all'] | difference(groups.get(client_group_name | default('clients'), [])) }}"
       run_once: true
       when: delegate_facts_host | bool