diff --git a/tasks/line-config-runner-windows.yml b/tasks/line-config-runner-windows.yml
index 85dbf21..c00a8cf 100644
--- a/tasks/line-config-runner-windows.yml
+++ b/tasks/line-config-runner-windows.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@
     line: '{{ "  " * (section.split(".")|length -1) }}[{{ section }}]'
 
 - name: "(Windows) {{ line_name_prefix }} Modify existing line"
+  win_lineinfile:
+    path: "{{ temp_runner_config.path }}"
+    insertafter: '\s+\[{{ section | regex_escape }}\]'
+    regexp: '^(\s*)({{ line | regex_escape }}|{{ line | regex_escape }}) =.*'
+    line: '{{ "  " * (section.split(".")|length) }}{{ line }} = {{ gitlab_runner.extra_configs[section][line] | to_json }}'
+  register: modified_config_line
+  when: "not '.' in line"
+
+- name: "(Windows) {{ line_name_prefix }} Modify existing line to_json"
   win_lineinfile:
     path: "{{ temp_runner_config.path }}"
     insertafter: '\s+\[{{ section | regex_escape }}\]'
     regexp: '^(\s*)({{ line | to_json | regex_escape }}|{{ line | regex_escape }}) =.*'
     line: '{{ "  " * (section.split(".")|length) }}{{ line | to_json }} = {{ gitlab_runner.extra_configs[section][line] | to_json }}'
   register: modified_config_line
+  when: "'.' in line"
diff --git a/tasks/line-config-runner.yml b/tasks/line-config-runner.yml
index 2475344..6b149cf 100644
--- a/tasks/line-config-runner.yml
+++ b/tasks/line-config-runner.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,19 @@
     line: '{{ "  " * (section.split(".")|length -1) }}[{{ section }}]'
 
 - name: "{{ line_name_prefix }} Modify existing line"
+  lineinfile:
+    path: "{{ temp_runner_config.path }}"
+    insertafter: '\s+\[{{ section | regex_escape }}\]'
+    regexp: '^(\s*)({{ line | regex_escape }}|{{ line | regex_escape }}) ='
+    line: '{{ "  " * (section.split(".")|length) }}{{ line }} = {{ gitlab_runner.extra_configs[section][line] | to_json }}'
+  register: modified_config_line
+  when: "not '.' in line"
+
+- name: "{{ line_name_prefix }} Modify existing line to_json"
   lineinfile:
     path: "{{ temp_runner_config.path }}"
     insertafter: '\s+\[{{ section | regex_escape }}\]'
     regexp: '^(\s*)({{ line | to_json | regex_escape }}|{{ line | regex_escape }}) ='
     line: '{{ "  " * (section.split(".")|length) }}{{ line | to_json }} = {{ gitlab_runner.extra_configs[section][line] | to_json }}'
   register: modified_config_line
+  when: "'.' in line"