diff --git a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.x.yml b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.x.yml
index fc62baf..0443781 100644
--- a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.x.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         ansible.builtin.user:
             name: "{{ item }}"
             groups: "{{ rhel9cis_sugroup | default('wheel') }}"
-        loop: "{{ rhel9cis_sugroup_users | split (',') }}"
+        loop: "{{ rhel9cis_sugroup_users }}"
   when:
       - rhel9cis_rule_5_3_7
   tags:
diff --git a/tasks/section_6/cis_6.2.x.yml b/tasks/section_6/cis_6.2.x.yml
index 557f337..a8cafff 100644
--- a/tasks/section_6/cis_6.2.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_6/cis_6.2.x.yml
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@
         changed_when: false
         register: rhel9cis_6_2_8_root_paths
 
+      - name: "6.2.8 | AUDIT | Ensure root PATH Integrity | Get root paths"
+        ansible.builtin.shell: sudo -Hiu root env | grep '^PATH' | cut -d= -f2 | tr ":" "\n"
+        changed_when: false
+        register: rhel9cis_6_2_8_root_paths_split
+
       - name: "6.2.8 | AUDIT | Ensure root PATH Integrity | Set fact"
         ansible.builtin.set_fact:
             root_paths: "{{ rhel9cis_6_2_8_root_paths.stdout }}"
@@ -216,7 +221,7 @@
               ansible.builtin.stat:
                   path: "{{ item }}"
               register: root_path_perms
-              loop: "{{ rhel9cis_6_2_8_root_paths.stdout | split(':') }}"
+              loop: "{{ rhel9cis_6_2_8_root_paths_split.stdout_lines }}"
 
             - ansible.builtin.debug:
                   msg: "{{ root_path_perms.results }}"