diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml
index a25fe8d3..c6aa5bf0 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,19 +14,15 @@ minio_users:
   - name: testuser5
     secret: hallowelt
     state: present
-    policies:
-      - testbucket1_rw
+    policy: testbucket1_rw
   - name: testuser6
     secret: hallowelt2
     state: present
-    policies:
-      - testbucket3_ro
+    policy: testbucket3_ro
   - name: testuserwer
     secret: hallowelt2
     state: present
-    policies:
-      - testbucket3_ro
-      - testbucket1_rw
+    policy: testbucket3_ro
 
 minio_buckets:
   - name: testbucket1
diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/main.yml
index e4b6ee48..98b17bc3 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   dubzland.minio.minio_user:
     access_key: "{{ item.name }}"
     secret_key: "{{ item.secret }}"
+    policy: "{{ item.policy }}"
     auth:
       access_key: "{{ minio_root_access_key }}"
       secret_key: "{{ minio_root_secret_key }}"
diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml
index e1ecd986..35813822 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,5 @@
   ansible.builtin.command: "{{ minio_client_bin }} --dp admin policy create {{ minio_root_alias }} {{ item.bucket }}_ro {{ minio_config_dir }}/{{ item.bucket }}_ro"
   loop: "{{ minio_policies }}"
 
-- name: Assign MinIO policies to users
-  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ minio_client_bin }} --dp admin policy attach {{ minio_root_alias }} {{ item.1 }} --user {{ item.0.name }}"
-  loop: "{{ minio_users | subelements('policies') }}"
-
 # ensure absent files are removed
 # deletata to localhost