diff --git a/tasks/manage_lvm.yml b/tasks/manage_lvm.yml
index d4163b1..9898f4e 100644
--- a/tasks/manage_lvm.yml
+++ b/tasks/manage_lvm.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     vg: "{{ item.vgname }}"
     pvs: "{{ item.disks }}"
     state: present
-  with_items: lvm_groups
+  with_items: "{{ lvm_groups }}"
   when: item.create is defined and item.create
 
 - name: manage_lvm | creating new LVM logical volume(s)
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
     vg: "{{ item.0.vgname }}"
     lv: "{{ item.1.lvname }}"
     size: "{{ item.1.size }}"
+    shrink: no
     state: present
   register: lvm
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1 is defined and item.1 != 'None' ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
     dev: "/dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }}"
 #    resizefs: yes  #coming in 2.0 which will replace the resizing filesystem task below
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1 is defined and item.1 != 'None' ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create )
 
@@ -36,28 +37,28 @@
     fstype: "{{ item.1.filesystem }}"
     state: mounted
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: ( item.0.create is defined and item.0.create ) and ( item.1 is defined and item.1 != 'None' ) and ( item.1.create is defined and item.1.create ) and ( item.1.mount is defined and item.1.mount )
 
 - name: manage_lvm | resizing filesystem
   command: resize2fs /dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }}
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: lvm.changed and item.1.filesystem != "swap" and item.1.filesystem != "xfs"
 
 - name: manage_lvm | resizing xfs
   command: xfs_growfs -d /dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }}
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: lvm.changed and item.1.filesystem == "xfs"
 
 - name: manage_lvm | resizing swap
   shell: "swapoff -a && mkswap /dev/{{ item.0.vgname }}/{{ item.1.lvname }} && swapon -va"
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: lvm.changed and item.1.filesystem == "swap"
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
     fstype: "{{ item.1.filesystem }}"
     state: absent
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: ( item.1 is defined and item.1 != 'None' ) and ( item.1.create is defined and not item.1.create )
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
     state: absent
     force: yes
   with_subelements:
-    - lvm_groups
+    - "{{ lvm_groups }}"
     - lvnames
   when: ( item.1 is defined and item.1 != 'None' ) and ( item.1.create is defined and not item.1.create )
 
@@ -88,5 +89,5 @@
     vg: "{{ item.vgname }}"
     pvs: "{{ item.disks }}"
     state: absent
-  with_items: lvm_groups
+  with_items: "{{ lvm_groups }}"
   when: item.create is defined and not item.create