diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
index bbe783c619..ed11ed1549 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 
     - name: get balancer module status
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} balancer status -f json"
-      register: balancer_status
+      register: balancer_status_update
       changed_when: false
       check_mode: false
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
     - name: disable balancer
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} balancer off"
       changed_when: false
-      when: (balancer_status.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
+      when: (balancer_status_update.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
 
     - name: disable pg autoscale on pools
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool set {{ item.name }} pg_autoscale_mode off"
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
     - name: re-enable balancer
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} balancer on"
       changed_when: false
-      when: (balancer_status.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
+      when: (balancer_status_update.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
 
     - name: set_fact container_exec_cmd_osd
       set_fact:
diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/switch-from-non-containerized-to-containerized-ceph-daemons.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/switch-from-non-containerized-to-containerized-ceph-daemons.yml
index d7e8d48b72..46e30c5b8c 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/switch-from-non-containerized-to-containerized-ceph-daemons.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/switch-from-non-containerized-to-containerized-ceph-daemons.yml
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 
     - name: get balancer module status
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} balancer status -f json"
-      register: balancer_status
+      register: balancer_status_switch
       changed_when: false
       check_mode: false
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
     - name: disable balancer
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} balancer off"
       changed_when: false
-      when: (balancer_status.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
+      when: (balancer_status_switch.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
 
     - name: disable pg autoscale on pools
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool set {{ item.name }} pg_autoscale_mode off"
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
     - name: re-enable balancer
       command: "{{ ceph_cmd }} --cluster {{ cluster }} balancer on"
       changed_when: false
-      when: (balancer_status.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
+      when: (balancer_status_switch.stdout | from_json)['active'] | bool
 
 
 - name: switching from non-containerized to containerized ceph mds