diff --git a/tasks/firewall.yaml b/tasks/firewall.yaml
index 85d1f0b..97e0bfb 100644
--- a/tasks/firewall.yaml
+++ b/tasks/firewall.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
   tags: "firewall"
   block:
 
+    # set debug vars
+    - name: "set debug vars"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        firewall_host_rules: []
+
     # set vars
     - name: "set vars"
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        firewall_host_rules: []
         __firewall_enable: "{{ firewall_enable }}"
         __firewall_all_rules: "{{ firewall_basic_rules | union(firewall_host_rules)}}"