diff --git a/apache/tasks/auth.yml b/apache/tasks/auth.yml
index 03598682..f024f9cb 100644
--- a/apache/tasks/auth.yml
+++ b/apache/tasks/auth.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@
     force: no
   tags:
     - apache
-
-- name: add IP addresses to private IP whitelist
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/apache2/ipaddr_whitelist.conf
-    line: "Require ip {{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items: "{{ apache_ipaddr_whitelist_present }}"
-  notify: reload apache
+    
+- name: Load IP whitelist task
+  include: ip_whitelist.yml
   tags:
     - apache
 
diff --git a/apache/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml b/apache/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6dd0cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: add IP addresses to private IP whitelist
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/apache2/ipaddr_whitelist.conf
+    line: "Require ip {{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  with_items: "{{ apache_ipaddr_whitelist_present }}"
+  notify: reload apache
+  tags:
+    - apache
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fail2ban/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml b/fail2ban/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bdd05f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fail2ban/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: Update ignoreips lists
+  ini_file:
+    dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
+    section: "[DEFAULT]"
+    option: "ignoreips"
+    value: "{{ fail2ban_ignore_ips | join(' ') }}"
+  notify: restart fail2ban
+  tags:
+    - fail2ban
diff --git a/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml b/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml
index db6af2d4..f8b20694 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@
   tags:
   - fail2ban
 
-- name: update ignoreips lists
-  ini_file:
-    dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
-    section: "[DEFAULT]"
-    option: "ignoreips"
-    value: "{{ fail2ban_ignore_ips | join(' ') }}"
-  notify: restart fail2ban
+- name: Include ignoredips update task 
+  include: ip_whitelist.yml
   when: fail2ban_force_update_ignore_ips
   tags:
     - fail2ban
diff --git a/nginx/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml b/nginx/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b443f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/tasks/ip_whitelist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: add IP addresses to private IP whitelist
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nginx/snippets/ipaddr_whitelist
+    line: "allow {{ item }};"
+    state: present
+  with_items: "{{ nginx_ipaddr_whitelist_present }}"
+  notify: reload nginx
+  tags
+    - nginx
diff --git a/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml b/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml
index 559bc5d1..c84949fe 100644
--- a/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml
+++ b/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml
@@ -49,14 +49,9 @@
   notify: reload nginx
   tags:
     - nginx
-
-- name: add IP addresses to private IP whitelist
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/nginx/snippets/ipaddr_whitelist
-    line: "allow {{ item }};"
-    state: present
-  with_items: "{{ nginx_ipaddr_whitelist_present }}"
-  notify: reload nginx
+    
+- name: Include IP address whitelist task
+  include: ip_whitelist.yml
   tags:
     - nginx