diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index fda8fe9..4fd0a1b 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace: dede
 name: common
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 0.2.2
+version: 0.2.3
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md
diff --git a/roles/locale_config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/locale_config/tasks/main.yml
index f9f9d54..d750518 100644
--- a/roles/locale_config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/locale_config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: localectl status
 
+- name: set fact
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    locale_lang: "{{ locale_status.stdout | regex_search('LANG=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
+    
 - name: set locale to '{{ locale_config_locale }}'
   become: true
   changed_when: locale_lang != locale_config_locale
-  vars:
-    locale_lang: "{{ locale_status.stdout | regex_search('LANG=([^\n]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: localectl set-locale LANG={{ locale_config_locale }}