diff --git a/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml b/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml
index 36f80c5044..831068cdf0 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/retrace.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   roles: