diff --git a/playbooks/mailu_switch_to_second.yaml b/playbooks/mailu_switch_to_second.yaml
index 7cee5f4..56828b9 100644
--- a/playbooks/mailu_switch_to_second.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/mailu_switch_to_second.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   
   ignore_unreachable: false
   vars:
-      app_path33: "<MAIL_SERVER>25,143,465,993,995,587>192.168.77.106>>TCP><WEB_SERVER>443,80>192.168.77.106>>TCP>"
       NEW_IP: 192.168.77.238
       arch_name: docker_mailu2_data
       containers: 
@@ -39,17 +38,26 @@
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "var is {{ ruleset.stdout }}"
       when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
+
+
     - name: Print the gateway for each host when defined
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "var is {{ NEW_IP }}"
       when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
+
+
     - set_fact:
-        app_path2: "{{ ruleset.stdout|string }}"
+        app_path2: "{{ ruleset.stdout }}"
       when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
 
 
+    - name: initialize variables
+      set_fact:                
+        regexp: "\\g<1>{{ NEW_IP }}\\3"
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
+
     - set_fact:
-        app_path: "{{ app_path2 | regex_replace('(\\<MAIL_SERVER\\>[0-9,]{1,}\\>)([0-9.]{1,})(\\>[0-9a-zA-Z\\s-]{0,}\\>TCP\\>)', '\\1{{ app_path2 }}\\3') | regex_replace('(\\<WEB_SERVER\\>[0-9,]{1,}\\>)([0-9.]{1,})(\\>[0-9a-zA-Z\\s-]{0,}\\>TCP\\>)', '\\1{{ NEW_IP }}\\3') }}"
+        app_path: "{{ app_path2 | 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) }}"
       when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
 
 
@@ -57,10 +65,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "var is {{ app_path }}"
       when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
-    - name: Print the gateway for each host when defined
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "var is {{ app_path33 }}"
-      when: inventory_hostname in groups['router']
+
 
     # - name: Pause for 60 seconds
     #   ansible.builtin.pause: