diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml
index fa3823846..134698fe4 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/secrets.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 
 - name: Dump ingress tls secret names from awx spec and data into file
   include_tasks: dump_ingress_tls_secrets.yml
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ awx_spec.spec['ingress_hosts'] | default('') | map(attribute='tls_secret', default='') | select() | list }}"
-  when: awx_spec.spec['ingress_hosts'] | default('') | map(attribute='tls_secret', default='') | select() | list | length
+  with_items: "{{ awx_spec.spec['ingress_hosts'] | default([]) | selectattr('tls_secret', 'defined') | map(attribute='tls_secret') | list }}"
 
 - name: Dump receptor secret names and data into file
   include_tasks: dump_receptor_secrets.yml