diff --git a/src/molecule_podman/playbooks/create.yml b/src/molecule_podman/playbooks/create.yml
index cc79f30..5a4ca28 100644
--- a/src/molecule_podman/playbooks/create.yml
+++ b/src/molecule_podman/playbooks/create.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
         {% if item.ip is defined %}--ip={{ item.ip }}{% endif %}
         {% if item.etc_hosts is defined %}{% for i,k in item.etc_hosts.items() %}{% if i != item.name %}--add-host {{ i }}:{{ k }} {% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
         {% if item.hostname is defined %}--hostname={{ item.hostname }}{% elif item.name is defined %}--hostname={{ item.name }}{% endif %}
-        {% if item.systemd is defined %}--systemd={{ item.systemd }}{% endif %}
+        {% if item.systemd is defined %}--systemd={{ item.systemd|string|lower }}{% endif %}
         {{ item.pre_build_image | default(false) | ternary('', 'molecule_local/') }}{{ item.image }}
         {{ (command_directives_dict | default({}))[item.name] | default('') }}
       register: server