# Remove and create directory in a single task is failing

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-and-create-directory-in-a-single-task-is-failing/29317>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [December 21, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-and-create-directory-in-a-single-task-is-failing/29317 "2018-12-21T12:26:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-and-create-directory-in-a-single-task-is-failing/29317/1 "2018-12-21T12:26:21Z")

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You need to use with\_nested:  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/playbooks\_loops.html#nested-loops](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/playbooks_loops.html#nested-loops)