diff --git a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/multisite/create_realm_zonegroup_zone_lists.yml b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/multisite/create_realm_zonegroup_zone_lists.yml
index 9049d947b..1ee8f649d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/multisite/create_realm_zonegroup_zone_lists.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/multisite/create_realm_zonegroup_zone_lists.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 - name: make all items in secondary_realms unique
   set_fact:
-    realms: "{{ secondary_realms | unique }}"
+    secondary_realms: "{{ secondary_realms | unique }}"
   run_once: true
   when:
     - secondary_realms is defined