diff --git a/playbooks/manual/autosign.yml b/playbooks/manual/autosign.yml
index de87afc009..d5df663520 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/autosign.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/autosign.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # Access is via management interface only. This playbook does initial setup.
 # Please check with rel-eng before doing anything here.
 
-- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=autosign_stg"
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml"
+  vars:
+    myhosts: autosign_stg
 
 - name: make the box be real
   hosts: autosign:autosign_stg