diff --git a/playbooks/test_replace.yml b/playbooks/test_replace.yml
index 6fc66fd..bb2fe6b 100644
--- a/playbooks/test_replace.yml
+++ b/playbooks/test_replace.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
     - name: initialize variables
       set_fact:                
         new_ip_dest: asdasd
-
+    - name: initialize variables
+      set_fact:                
+        regexp: '\\1new_ip_dest')
     - set_fact:
-        app_path: "{{ ruleset.stdout | regex_replace('(\\<MAIL_SERVER\\>[0-9,]{1,}\\>)([0-9.]{1,})(\\>[0-9a-zA-Z\\s-]{0,}\\>TCP\\>)', '\\1new_ip_dest') | regex_replace('(\\<WEB_SERVER\\>[0-9,]{1,}\\>)([0-9.]{1,})(\\>[0-9a-zA-Z\\s-]{0,}\\>TCP\\>)', '\\1{{ new_ip_dest }}\\3') }}"
+        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\\>)', '\\1{{ new_ip_dest }}\\3') }}"
     - name: Print the gateway for each host when defined
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "var is {{ app_path }}"
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