diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
index 2fbab88b8..206d3502d 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 # I want to perform input validation for Ansible playbooks"
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46664127/how-do-i-fail-a-task-in-ansible-if-the-variable-contains-a-boolean-value-i-want/46667499#46667499
 
-# 2020-01-23: checks 53 + 53 + 53 vars...for now...expect this to change!
+# 2020-01-23: checks 53 + 53 + up-to-53 vars...for now...expect this to change!
 # Should we remove {xo_services, activity_server, ejabberd_xs, idmgr} as these
 # are officially now UNMAINTAINED in default_vars.yml and
 # https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/unmaintained-roles.txt etc?
-- name: Set vars_checklist for 53 + 53 + 53 vars ("XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" + "XYZ_installed") to be checked
+- name: Set vars_checklist for 53 + 53 + up-to-53 vars ("XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" + "XYZ_installed") to be checked
   set_fact:
     vars_checklist:
       - hostapd
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
   loop: "{{ vars_checklist }}"
   #register: var_pairs_validation
 
-- name: 'DISALLOW "XYZ_install: False" WHEN "XYZ_installed is defined" IN /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml ...for all {{ vars_checklist | length }} var pairs'
+- name: 'DISALLOW "XYZ_install: False" WHEN "XYZ_installed is defined" IN /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml ...for up-to-{{ vars_checklist | length }} var pairs'
   assert:
     that: "{{ item }}_install or {{ item }}_installed is undefined"
     fail_msg: "{{ item }} ALREADY INSTALLED. IIAB DOES NOT SUPPORT UNINSTALLS. PLEASE SET '{{ item }}_install: True' e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"