diff --git a/molecule/qubes-staging/create.yml b/molecule/qubes-staging/create.yml
index 10f37ef8e20..77234875ac5 100644
--- a/molecule/qubes-staging/create.yml
+++ b/molecule/qubes-staging/create.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     - name: Wait for VMs to boot
       pause:
         seconds: 15
-      when: start_result|changed
+      when: start_result.changed
 
     - name: Get IP address for instances
       command: qvm-ls --raw-data --field ip {{ item.vm_name }}