diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 22e664c..48ad52a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         if (cloudflare_r2_endpoint | urlsplit('path') | default('') | length > 1)
         else (backup_bucket_prefix ~ '-' ~ inventory_hostname)
       }}
+- set_fact:
     restic_repository: "s3:{{ endpoint_without_bucket }}/{{ bucket_name }}"
 
 - name: create the /backup-dirs file # this also runs on main in case someone doesn't run the backup.yml