diff --git a/roles/xnat/tasks/configure.yml b/roles/xnat/tasks/configure.yml
index 3c2be6d6..1220e2cb 100644
--- a/roles/xnat/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/roles/xnat/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@
     password: "{{ xnat_service_admin.password }}"
     method: POST
     body_format: json
-    body: '{"autoRunEnabled":true,"allowAutoRunProjectOverride":false}'
+    body:
+      autoRunEnabled: true,
+      allowAutoRunProjectOverride: false
     validate_certs: "{{ ssl.validate_certs }}"
     status_code: 200
   when: xnat_autorun_enabled