diff --git a/test-playbooks/ansible-lint-rules/run.yaml b/test-playbooks/ansible-lint-rules/run.yaml
index 3581612bd..900394ebc 100644
--- a/test-playbooks/ansible-lint-rules/run.yaml
+++ b/test-playbooks/ansible-lint-rules/run.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     - name: Install linters-requirements.txt
       pip:
-        requirements: "{{ansible_user_dir}}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/linters-requirements.txt"
+        requirements: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/linters-requirements.txt"
         virtualenv: "{{ ansible_lint_tempdir.path }}"
 
     - name: Make sure ansible-lint is installed
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         -maxdepth 4
         -wholename '*ZUULJOBS*/faulty/*/*'
       args:
-        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir}}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
       register: faulty_ansible_items
 
     - name: Get valid playbooks and roles
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         -maxdepth 4
         -wholename '*ZUULJOBS*/valid/roles/*'
       args:
-        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir}}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
       register: valid_ansible_items
 
     - name: Make sure faulty roles fail linting
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         -t {{ item | regex_replace('.*/(ZUULJOBS.*?)/.*', '\1') }}
         {{ item }}
       args:
-        chdir: "{{ansible_user_dir}}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+        chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
       register: ansible_lint
       failed_when: ansible_lint.rc != 0
       loop: "{{ valid_ansible_items.stdout_lines }}"
diff --git a/test-playbooks/ensure-tox.yaml b/test-playbooks/ensure-tox.yaml
index 854b37b39..95285c50d 100644
--- a/test-playbooks/ensure-tox.yaml
+++ b/test-playbooks/ensure-tox.yaml
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
     - name: Verify tox_executable is set to the virtualenv tox
       assert:
         that:
-          - tox_executable == '{{ ansible_user_dir}}/tox-venv/bin/tox'
+          - tox_executable == '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/tox-venv/bin/tox'
 
diff --git a/test-playbooks/registry/buildset-registry.yaml b/test-playbooks/registry/buildset-registry.yaml
index a0e6e4507..34baf50b2 100644
--- a/test-playbooks/registry/buildset-registry.yaml
+++ b/test-playbooks/registry/buildset-registry.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     # run use-buildset-registry.
     - name: Run the fake buildset registry
       include_role:
-        role: run-buildset-registry
+        name: run-buildset-registry
       vars:
         buildset_registry_root: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/fake_buildset_registry"
         buildset_registry_port: 9000