diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/crd.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/crd.yml
index 9b1f5e89..2a96610c 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/crd.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/crd.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
         - name: Recreate custom resource definition with merge_type
           k8s:
             definition: "{{ lookup('file', kubernetes_role_path + '/files/crd-resource.yml') }}"
-            merge_type: merge
+            merge_type:
+              - merge
             namespace: crd
           register: recreate_crd_with_merge