diff --git a/tasks/networks.yml b/tasks/networks.yml
index 5b90382..a0b1482 100644
--- a/tasks/networks.yml
+++ b/tasks/networks.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   virt_net:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     command: define
-    xml: "{{ item.xml | default(lookup('template', 'network.xml.j2')) }}"
+    xml: "{{ lookup('template', item.xml | default('network.xml.j2')) }}"
     uri: "{{ libvirt_host_uri | default(omit, true) }}"
   with_items: "{{ libvirt_host_networks }}"
   become: True