diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_indoor_check.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_indoor_check.yml
index ae249f8..feee69d 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_indoor_check.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/afterupgrade_indoor_check.yml
@@ -378,17 +378,22 @@
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         expected_norm: "{{ (expected_norm_core | default('') | length > 0) | ternary(expected_norm_core, expected_norm_step1) }}"
 
-    # Normalize banner/firmux from DEV2 convert '... rev 6801' to '...-r6801'
-    - name: Normalize banner firmux string from DEV2
+    # 1) capture raw banner line from DEV2
+    - name: Capture banner line from DEV2
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         banner_raw: "{{ (dev2_fwver.stdout | default('') | trim) }}"
+
+    # 2) normalize "... rev 6801" → "...-r6801"
+    - name: Normalize banner line to X.Y.Z-rNNNN suffix
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         banner_norm: >-
           {{
-            (((banner_raw | lower) is search('-r[0-9]+$')))
+            ((banner_raw | lower) is search('-r[0-9]+$'))
             | ternary(
                 banner_raw,
-                (banner_raw | regex_replace('\\s*[Rr][Ee][Vv]\\.?\\s*([0-9]+)\\s*$', '-r\\1'))
+                (banner_raw | regex_replace('\s*[Rr][Ee][Vv]\.?\s*([0-9]+)\s*$', '-r\1'))
               )
           }}