diff --git a/tasks/sshd_config.yml b/tasks/sshd_config.yml
index 4054ae6..5df3f34 100644
--- a/tasks/sshd_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/sshd_config.yml
@@ -9,27 +9,30 @@
 - name: Use only supported Ciphers, Kex Algorithms and Macs of the configured ones
   tags: sshd
   set_fact:
-    sshd_ciphers_: '{{cd|join(",")}}'
-    sshd_kex_algorithms_: '{{kd|join(",")}}'
-    sshd_macs_: '{{md|join(",")}}'
+    sshd_ciphers_: '{{ce | sort() | join( ",")}}'
+    sshd_kex_algorithms_: '{{ke | sort() | join( ",")}}'
+    sshd_macs_: '{{me | sort() | join( ",")}}'
     sshd_include_option: '{{sshd_include_option_check.stderr == "Include directive not supported as a command-line option"}}'
   vars:
     ca: '{{ sshd_ciphers }}'
     cb: '{{ ca | type_debug }}'
-    cc: '{% if "list" == cb %}{{ ca }}{% elif "str" == cb %}{{ ca.split( ",") }}{%else%}{{null|mandatory()}}{% endif %}'
-    cd: "{{ lookup( 'ansible.builtin.pipe', 'ssh -Q cipher').split( '\n') | intersect( cc) }}"
+    cc: '{% if "list" == cb %}{{ ca }}{% elif "str" == cb or "AnsibleUnicode" == cb %}{{ ca.split( ",") }}{%else%}{{undef|mandatory()}}{% endif %}'
+    cd: "{{ lookup( 'ansible.builtin.pipe', 'ssh -Q cipher').split( '\n') }}"
+    ce: "{{ cd | intersect( cc) }}"
     ka: '{{ sshd_kex_algorithms }}'
     kb: '{{ ka | type_debug }}'
-    kc: '{% if "list" == kb %}{{ ka }}{% elif "str" == kb %}{{ ka.split( ",") }}{%else%}{{null|mandatory()}}{% endif %}'
-    kd: "{{ lookup( 'ansible.builtin.pipe', 'ssh -Q kex').split( '\n') | intersect( kc) }}"
+    kc: '{% if "list" == kb %}{{ ka }}{% elif "str" == kb or "AnsibleUnicode" == kb %}{{ ka.split( ",") }}{%else%}{{undef|mandatory()}}{% endif %}'
+    kd: "{{ lookup( 'ansible.builtin.pipe', 'ssh -Q kex').split( '\n') }}"
+    ke: "{{ kd | intersect( kc) }}"
     ma: '{{ sshd_macs }}'
     mb: '{{ ma | type_debug }}'
-    mc: '{% if "list" == mb %}{{ ma }}{% elif "str" == mb %}{{ ma.split( ",") }}{%else%}{{null|mandatory()}}{% endif %}'
-    md: "{{ lookup( 'ansible.builtin.pipe', 'ssh -Q mac').split( '\n') | intersect( mc) }}"
+    mc: '{% if "list" == mb %}{{ ma }}{% elif "str" == mb or "AnsibleUnicode" == mb %}{{ ma.split( ",") }}{%else%}{{undef|mandatory()}}{% endif %}'
+    md: "{{ lookup( 'ansible.builtin.pipe', 'ssh -Q mac').split( '\n') }}"
+    me: "{{ md | intersect( mc) }}"
   failed_when:
-  - '[] == sshd_ciphers_'
-  - '[] == sshd_kex_algorithms_'
-  - '[] == sshd_macs_'
+  - '"" == sshd_ciphers_'
+  - '"" == sshd_kex_algorithms_'
+  - '"" == sshd_macs_'
 - when: 'true == sshd_include_option'
   tags: sshd
   block: