diff --git a/internal/ansible/runner/runner.go b/internal/ansible/runner/runner.go
index 2cfee42..95d19ed 100644
--- a/internal/ansible/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/ansible/runner/runner.go
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ func (r *runner) makeParameters(u *unstructured.Unstructured) map[string]interfa
 
 	specKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s_spec", objKey)
 	parameters[specKey] = spec
+	if r.markUnsafe {
+		parameters[specKey] = markUnsafe(spec)
+	}
 
 	for k, v := range r.Vars {
 		parameters[k] = v
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ func (r *runner) makeParameters(u *unstructured.Unstructured) map[string]interfa
 func markUnsafe(values interface{}) interface{} {
 	switch v := values.(type) {
 	case []interface{}:
-		var p []interface{}
+		p := make([]interface{}, 0)
 		for _, n := range v {
 			p = append(p, markUnsafe(n))
 		}