diff --git a/scripts/self-update.yml b/scripts/self-update.yml
index b9975d66..1ea572fa 100644
--- a/scripts/self-update.yml
+++ b/scripts/self-update.yml
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@
     # Run the migrations only when the version of CIKit has grown.
     - include_tasks: tasks/migrations/run.yml
       # A new version of CIKit is greater than current.
-      when: cikit_version | version_compare(cikit_current_version, 'gt')
+      when: cikit_version is version_compare(cikit_current_version, 'gt')
diff --git a/scripts/tasks/migrations/run.yml b/scripts/tasks/migrations/run.yml
index 2f947df1..57695256 100644
--- a/scripts/tasks/migrations/run.yml
+++ b/scripts/tasks/migrations/run.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
   with_items: "{{ cikit_migrations }}"
   # This file runs only if a new version of the package is greater than current. This
   # means we have to run only those tasks, which were added only after the current version.
-  when: "item | version_compare(cikit_current_version, 'gt')"
+  when: "item is version_compare(cikit_current_version, 'gt')"