diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml
index 3ce153463..babccbaa4 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/activate_osds.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # NOTE (leseb) : this task is for disk devices only because of the explicit use of the first
 # partition.
 - name: activate osd(s) when device is a disk
-  command: |
-    ceph-disk activate {{ item.1 | regex_replace('^(\/dev\/cciss\/c[0-9]{1}d[0-9]{1})$', '\\1p') }}1
+  command: ceph-disk activate {{ item.1 | regex_replace('^(\/dev\/cciss\/c[0-9]{1}d[0-9]{1})$', '\\1p') }}1
   with_together:
     - ispartition.results
     - devices
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
   when: crush_location
 
 - name: start and add that the osd service(s) to the init sequence
-  service: >
-    name=ceph
-    state=started
-    enabled=yes
+  service:
+    name: ceph
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/fetch_configs.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/fetch_configs.yml
index 43f025d68..80b100ec2 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/fetch_configs.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/fetch_configs.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
   register: statconfig
 
 - name: try to fetch ceph config and keys
-  copy: >
-    src={{ fetch_directory }}/docker_mon_files/{{ item.0 }}
-    dest={{ item.0 }}
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=644
+  copy:
+    src=: "{ fetch_directory }}/docker_mon_files/{{ item.0 }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.0 }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 644
   changed_when: false
   with_together:
     - ceph_config_keys
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/pre_requisite.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/pre_requisite.yml
index 77ed25fd2..274c5b953 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/pre_requisite.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/pre_requisite.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: create osd bootstrap directory
-  file: >
-    path=/var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd
-    state=directory
+  file:
+    path: /var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd
+    state: directory
 
 # NOTE (leseb): for version 1.1.0 because https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/1227
 - name: install docker-py
-  pip: >
-    name=docker-py
-    version=1.1.0
+  pip:
+    name: docker-py
+    version: 1.1.0
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/start_docker_osd.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/start_docker_osd.yml
index 4d09367a4..847b07ebe 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/start_docker_osd.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/docker/start_docker_osd.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 - name: run the ceph osd docker image
-  docker: >
-    image="{{ ceph_osd_docker_username }}/{{ ceph_osd_docker_imagename }}"
-    name={{ ansible_hostname }}-osd-{{ item | regex_replace('/', '') }}
-    net=host
-    pid=host
-    state=running
-    privileged=yes
-    env="OSD_DEVICE={{ item }},{{ ceph_osd_docker_extra_env }}"
-    volumes="/var/lib/ceph:/var/lib/ceph,/etc/ceph:/etc/ceph,/dev/:/dev/"
+  docker:
+    image: "{{ ceph_osd_docker_username }}/{{ ceph_osd_docker_imagename }}"
+    name: "{{ ansible_hostname }}-osd-{{ item | regex_replace('/', '') }}"
+    net: host
+    pid: host
+    state: running
+    privileged: yes
+    env: "OSD_DEVICE={{ item }},{{ ceph_osd_docker_extra_env }}"
+    volumes: "/var/lib/ceph:/var/lib/ceph,/etc/ceph:/etc/ceph,/dev/:/dev/"
   with_items: ceph_osd_docker_devices
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/osd_fragment.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/osd_fragment.yml
index 5bbaf9c73..b219b6120 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/osd_fragment.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/osd_fragment.yml
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
   register: osd_id
 
 - name: create a ceph fragment and assemble directory
-  file: >
-    path={{ item }}
-    state=directory
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=0644
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
   with_items:
     - /etc/ceph/ceph.d/
     - /etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd_fragments
 
 - name: create the osd fragment
-  template: >
-    src=osd.conf.j2
-    dest=/etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd_fragments/osd.{{ item.stdout }}.conf
+  template:
+    src: osd.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd_fragments/osd.{{ item.stdout }}.conf
   with_items: osd_id.results
 
 - name: copy ceph.conf for assembling
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: assemble osd sections
-  assemble: >
-    src=/etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd_fragments/
-    dest=/etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd.conf
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=0644
+  assemble:
+    src: /etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd_fragments/
+    dest: /etc/ceph/ceph.d/osd.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
 
 - name: assemble ceph conf and osd fragments
-  assemble: >
-    src=/etc/ceph/ceph.d/
-    dest=/etc/ceph/ceph.conf
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=0644
+  assemble:
+    src: /etc/ceph/ceph.d/
+    dest: /etc/ceph/ceph.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/pre_requisite.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/pre_requisite.yml
index 1d4d03368..5db14a273 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/pre_requisite.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/pre_requisite.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 ---
 - name: install dependencies
-  apt: >
-    pkg=parted
-    state=present
+  apt:
+    pkg: parted
+    state: present
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
 - name: install dependencies
-  yum: >
-    name=parted
-    state=present
+  yum:
+    name: parted
+    state: present
   when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
 
 - name: copy osd bootstrap key
-  copy: >
-    src={{ fetch_directory }}/{{ fsid }}/var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd/ceph.keyring
-    dest=/var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd/ceph.keyring
-    owner=root
-    group=root
-    mode=600
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ fetch_directory }}/{{ fsid }}/var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd/ceph.keyring"
+    dest: /var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd/ceph.keyring
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 600
   when: cephx
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/osd_directory.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/osd_directory.yml
index be6754024..9e4703bee 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/osd_directory.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/osd_directory.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 # so it is really up to you to configure this properly.
 # Declaring more than one directory on the same filesystem will confuse Ceph.
 - name: create osd directories
-  file: >
-    path={{ item }}
-    state=directory
-    owner=root
-    group=root
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
   with_items: osd_directories
 
 # NOTE (leseb): the prepare process must be parallelized somehow...
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: start and add that the OSD service to the init sequence
-  service: >
-    name=ceph
-    state=started
-    enabled=yes
+  service:
+    name: ceph
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes