diff --git a/roles/development/tasks/main.yml b/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
index 1dcd564..44c9aa6 100644
--- a/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@
 
 ## virtualization and containerization
 - name: ensure repository key is installed
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt_key:
     url: https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg
     state: present
 
 - name: ensure docker registry is available
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt_repository: repo='deb https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic stable' state=present
 
 - name: rootfs building tools
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   ansible.builtin.apt: name={{ item }} state=present
   become: true
   with_items:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     - syslinux-utils
 
 - name: install container and virtualisation management
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt: name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
@@ -118,21 +118,21 @@
   notify: "restart docker service"
 
 - name: Ensure kvm group exists
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.group:
     name: kvm
     state: present
 
 - name: Ensure docker group exists
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.group:
     name: docker
     state: present
 
 - name: add laptop user {{ laptop_user }} to docker group
-  when: dev_virt | dev_full
+  when: dev_virt or dev_full
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: "{{ laptop_user }}"
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 ## embedded dev stuff
 - name: installed embedded dev tools
-  when: dev_embedded | dev_full
+  when: dev_embedded or dev_full
   ansible.builtin.apt: name={{ item }} state=present
   become: true
   with_items: