diff --git a/cloud/ec2_elb b/cloud/ec2_elb
index 7588cd234a9..23c04c774c1 100644
--- a/cloud/ec2_elb
+++ b/cloud/ec2_elb
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ post_tasks:
     local_action: ec2_elb
     args:
       instance_id: "{{ ansible_ec2_instance_id }}"
-      ec2_elbs: "{{ ec2_elbs }}"
+      ec2_elbs: "{{ item }}"
       state: 'present'
+    with_items: ec2_elbs
 """
 
 import time