diff --git a/.github/scripts/ansible/roles/mvn_ec2_runner/tasks/run.yml b/.github/scripts/ansible/roles/mvn_ec2_runner/tasks/run.yml
index dbeb5e508d1..44b2a77c99b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/ansible/roles/mvn_ec2_runner/tasks/run.yml
+++ b/.github/scripts/ansible/roles/mvn_ec2_runner/tasks/run.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     set -o pipefail
     cd {{ kc_home }}
     ./mvnw {{ mvn_params }}
-  executable: /usr/bin/bash
+  args:
+    executable: /usr/bin/bash
   # Tests can run for hours. To prevent the test from failing when the SSH connection breaks, use asynchronous polling.
   async: 86400
   poll: 10