diff --git a/tasks/setup.yml b/tasks/setup.yml
index ae1dd1b..a5b9e5e 100644
--- a/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     image: "{{ hcloud_server.image | default('centos-7') }}"
     location: "{{ hcloud_server.location | default('nbg1') }}"
     backups: "{{ hcloud_server.backups | default('no') }}"
-    labels: "{{ hcloud_server.labels | default([]) }}"
+    labels: "{{ hcloud_server.labels | default({}) }}"
     api_token: "{{ hcloud_server.api_token | default(hcloud_server_default_api_token | default(omit)) }}"
     state: present
   changed_when: False