diff --git a/playbooks/test_replace.yml b/playbooks/test_replace.yml
index ba9f920..97239e5 100644
--- a/playbooks/test_replace.yml
+++ b/playbooks/test_replace.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         msg: "var is {{ ruleset.stdout }}"
     - name: initialize variables
       set_fact:                
-        regexp: "\\1{{ new_ip_dest }}\\3"
+        regexp: "\\<1>{{ new_ip_dest }}\\3"
     - set_fact:
         app_path: "{{ ruleset.stdout | regex_replace('(\\<MAIL_SERVER\\>[0-9,]{1,}\\>)([0-9.]{1,})(\\>[0-9a-zA-Z\\s-]{0,}\\>TCP\\>)', regexp) | regex_replace('(\\<WEB_SERVER\\>[0-9,]{1,}\\>)([0-9.]{1,})(\\>[0-9a-zA-Z\\s-]{0,}\\>TCP\\>)', regexp) }}"
     - name: Print the gateway for each host when defined