diff --git a/tasks/file.yml b/tasks/file.yml
index fcc3991cca7fe2c3a0f8859f8e9ff5bc88441d5d..53d3d2ac5f5722d821747d612641488eb9e49d4f 100644
--- a/tasks/file.yml
+++ b/tasks/file.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-- set_fact:
+- name: apply file defaults
+  set_fact:
     file: "{{ {}|combine(files_default, item.value|d({}), {'path': item.key} ) }}"
 
 - name: "create file/folder (file module, {{ file.path }})"