diff --git a/ansible/deploy.yaml b/ansible/deploy.yaml
index 5470b4bde3b2bab9a04119c270bbad1e95c9e1bb..9716c8f9401149ad3482a1c7b030b5c97438fd5d 100644
--- a/ansible/deploy.yaml
+++ b/ansible/deploy.yaml
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@
         state: present
       become: true
     - name: Initiate database
-      command: service postgresql initdb
-      creates=/var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf
+      command: service postgresql initdb 
+      args:
+        creates: /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf
     - name: Start PostgreSQL and enable at boot
       service: name=postgresql
                enabled=yes