diff --git a/ansible/roles/secrets/tasks/secret_group.yml b/ansible/roles/secrets/tasks/secret_group.yml
index b80a2816c..994a67a50 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/secrets/tasks/secret_group.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/secrets/tasks/secret_group.yml
@@ -6,20 +6,27 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: single_secret
 
+- name: Initialize secret group associations
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    secrets_group_associations: []
+
+- name: Build secret group associations
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    secrets_group_associations: "{{ secrets_group_associations + [association] }}"
+  vars:
+    association:
+      access_type: "{{ secrets_list.access_type }}"
+      secret_type: "{{ secrets_list.secret_type }}"
+      secret: "{{ secrets_list.name }}"
+  loop: "{{ item.value }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: secrets_list
+
 - name: Create the Secret Group
   networktocode.nautobot.secrets_group:
     url: "{{ nautobot_url }}"
     token: "{{ nautobot_token }}"
     name: "{{ item.key }}"
-
-- name: Associate the secrets to the group
-  networktocode.nautobot.secrets_groups_association:
-    url: "{{ nautobot_url }}"
-    token: "{{ nautobot_token }}"
-    secrets_group: "{{ item.key }}"
-    access_type: "{{ secrets_list.access_type }}"
-    secret_type: "{{ secrets_list.secret_type }}"
-    secret: "{{ secrets_list.name }}"
-  loop: "{{ item.value }}"
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: secrets_list
+    secrets:
+      state: merge
+      objects: "{{ secrets_group_associations }}"