diff --git a/basic-system/tasks/logging.yml b/basic-system/tasks/logging.yml
index db388b943e7eae6948373a699f077eeb3b38b302..bddf2f34a4fb675c1c7f7bc00db119de91ed261c 100644
--- a/basic-system/tasks/logging.yml
+++ b/basic-system/tasks/logging.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     path: /var/log/journal
     state: directory
   when:
-     (ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 9) or
-     (not journal_persitent_with_package)
+    - (ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 9) or
+      (not journal_persitent_with_package)
   register: syslog_provider
   notify:
     - configure journal directory