diff --git a/roles/authserver/tasks/main.yml b/roles/authserver/tasks/main.yml
index 817068d0f..00ec12408 100644
--- a/roles/authserver/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/authserver/tasks/main.yml
@@ -50,18 +50,19 @@
            enabled=yes
   when: authserver_enabled
 
-- name: add xs-authserver to service list
-  ini_file: dest='{{ iiab_ini_file }}'
-            section=xs-authserver
-            option='{{ item.option }}'
-            value='{{ item.value }}'
+- name: Add 'authserver' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
+  ini_file:
+    path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"
+    section: authserver
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
   with_items:
     - option: name
       value: XS-authserver
     - option: description
-      value: '"xs-authserver implements a seamless web authentication service
-             using XO laptop registration capabilities.  It is heavily inspired
-             by the Moodle OLPC-XS authentication plugin"'
+      value: '"authserver (xs-authserver) implements a seamless web authentication
+             service using XO laptop registration capabilities.  It is heavily
+             inspired by the Moodle OLPC-XS authentication plugin"'
     - option: port
       value: 5000
     - option: path