diff --git a/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element.yml b/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element.yml
index 629d43b1..59d4080a 100755
--- a/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-awx/tasks/set_variables_element.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     path: '{{ awx_cached_matrix_vars }}'
     regexp: "^matrix_client_element_welcome_text: "
     state: absent
-  when: awx_matrix_client_element_welcome_text|trim|length == 0
+  when: awx_matrix_client_element_welcome_text | trim | length == 0
 
 - name: Record Element-Web Background variable locally on AWX
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     insertafter: '# Element Settings Start'
   with_dict:
     'matrix_client_element_branding_welcomeBackgroundUrl': '{{ matrix_client_element_branding_welcomeBackgroundUrl }}'
-  when: ( awx_https_string in matrix_client_element_branding_welcomeBackgroundUrl ) and ( matrix_client_element_branding_welcomeBackgroundUrl | length > 0 )
+  when: ( awx_https_string in matrix_client_element_branding_welcomeBackgroundUrl ) and ( matrix_client_element_branding_welcomeBackgroundUrl | trim | length > 0 )
 
 - name: Save new 'Configure Element' survey.json to the AWX tower, template
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1