diff --git a/tasks/docker-compose-install.yml b/tasks/docker-compose-install.yml
index 4f6299b..a535fa9 100644
--- a/tasks/docker-compose-install.yml
+++ b/tasks/docker-compose-install.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 - name: docker-compose | get current binary version
   shell: |
+    set -o pipefail
     sudo -Hu nobody timeout 2 {{ docker_compose_path }} --version 2>&1 | grep -Eoi '([0-9]{1,}\.){1,3}[0-9]{1,}(|-[a-z0-9]{1,})' | sort -uV | head -1
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
   register: docker_compose_current_version
   changed_when: false
   when:
@@ -21,4 +24,4 @@
     owner: root
     mode: 0755
   when:
-    - not docker_compose_current_binary.stat.exists or (docker_compose_current_version.stdout and docker_compose_current_version.stdout is version(docker_compose_version, '!='))
+    - not docker_compose_current_binary.stat.exists or docker_compose_current_version.stdout is version(docker_compose_version, '!=')
diff --git a/tasks/docker-shim.yml b/tasks/docker-shim.yml
index 1dff997..c644d7d 100644
--- a/tasks/docker-shim.yml
+++ b/tasks/docker-shim.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 ---
 - name: docker-shim | get current version when installed
   shell: |
+    set -o pipefail
     sudo -Hu nobody timeout 2 docker --version 2>&1 | grep -Eoi '([0-9]{1,}\.){2,3}[0-9]{1,}(|-[a-z0-9]{1,})' | sort -uV | head -1
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
   register: docker_current_version
   changed_when: false
 
diff --git a/tasks/lazydocker-install.yml b/tasks/lazydocker-install.yml
index 78176dd..873d475 100644
--- a/tasks/lazydocker-install.yml
+++ b/tasks/lazydocker-install.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 - name: lazydocker | get current binary version
   shell: |
+    set -o pipefail
     sudo -Hu nobody timeout 2 {{ lazydocker_path }} --version 2>&1 | grep -Eoi '([0-9]{1,}\.){1,3}[0-9]{1,}(|-[a-z0-9]{1,})' | sort -uV | head -1
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
   register: lazydocker_current_version
   changed_when: false
   when:
@@ -25,4 +28,4 @@
     owner: root
     mode: 0755
   when:
-    - not lazydocker_current_binary.stat.exists or (lazydocker_current_version.stdout and lazydocker_current_version.stdout is version(lazydocker_version, '!='))
+    - not lazydocker_current_binary.stat.exists or lazydocker_current_version.stdout is version(lazydocker_version, '!=')
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index 5d4e148..faebaed 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@
 
 - name: Add Docker apt key (alternative for older systems without SNI).
   shell: |
-    set -euxo pipefail
+    set -o pipefail
     curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   args:
     warn: false
+    executable: /bin/bash
   when:
     - add_repository_key is failed