diff --git a/tasks/bash.yml b/tasks/bash.yml
index f75d49c..64abe8a 100644
--- a/tasks/bash.yml
+++ b/tasks/bash.yml
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
     - name: Set umask to /etc/login.defs
       lineinfile:
         path: /etc/login.defs
-        regexp: '^UMASK(\s+)'
-        line: 'UMASK\1{{ users_global_umask }}'
+        regexp: '^(?P<umask>UMASK\s+).+'
+        line: \g<umask>{{ users_global_umask }}
         backrefs: yes
         state: present
 
     - name: Enforcing minimum password lifetime
       lineinfile:
         path: /etc/login.defs
-        regexp: '^PASS_MIN_DAYS(\s+)'
-        line: 'PASS_MIN_DAYS\1{{ users_pass_min_day }}'
+        regexp: '^(?P<passmin>PASS_MIN_DAYS\s+).+'
+        line: \g<passmin>{{ users_pass_min_day }}
         backrefs: yes
         state: present
   become: True