diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 857c8ac5..f684b429 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
 
 - name: Parse status JSON
   listen: Confirm Tailscale is Connected
-  vars:
-    status: "{{ tailscale_status.stdout | from_json }}"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    tailscale_is_online: "{{ status.Self.Online }}"
+    tailscale_is_online: "{{ (tailscale_status.stdout | from_json).Self.Online }}"
 
 - name: Tailscale online status
   listen: Confirm Tailscale is Connected
diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index de6635d2..4719173b 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 
 - name: Install | Parse status JSON
   vars:
-    status: "{{ tailscale_status.stdout | from_json }}"
+    tailscale_status_parsed: "{{ tailscale_status.stdout | from_json }}"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    tailscale_is_online: "{{ status.Self.Online }}"
-    tailscale_version: "{{ status.Version }}"
+    tailscale_is_online: "{{  tailscale_status_parsed.Self.Online }}"
+    tailscale_version: "{{  tailscale_status_parsed.Version }}"
 
 - name: Install | Tailscale version and online status
   ansible.builtin.debug: