diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/main/02_repo_setup.yaml b/roles/nginx/tasks/main/02_repo_setup.yaml
index eaaec30..b4720c1 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/main/02_repo_setup.yaml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/main/02_repo_setup.yaml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 
 - name: Ensure NGINX APT repository is added
   ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
-    repo: "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nginx.asc] https://nginx.org/packages/debian/ {{ ansible_distribution_release }} nginx"
+    repo: "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nginx.asc] https://nginx.org/packages/debian/ {{ ansible_facts['distribution_release'] }} nginx"
     state: present
   become: true
 
 - name: Ensure NGINX APT source repository is added
   ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
-    repo: "deb-src [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nginx.asc] https://nginx.org/packages/debian/ {{ ansible_distribution_release }} nginx"
+    repo: "deb-src [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nginx.asc] https://nginx.org/packages/debian/ {{ ansible_facts['distribution_release'] }} nginx"
     state: present
   become: true