diff --git a/playbooks/update_ticketkey.yml b/playbooks/update_ticketkey.yml
index 7bcf2e6052..08ad2ac28e 100644
--- a/playbooks/update_ticketkey.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update_ticketkey.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
   tasks:
   - name: create new production ticket key
     command: dd if=/dev/random of=/root/ticketkey_production.tkey bs=1 count=48
-    connection: local
+    delegate_to: batcave01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
   - name: create new staging ticket key
     command: dd if=/dev/random of=/root/ticketkey_staging.tkey bs=1 count=48
-    connection: local
+    delegate_to: batcave01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
   - name: deploy ticket key
     copy: src=/root/ticketkey_{{env}}.tkey dest=/etc/httpd/ticketkey_{{env}}.tkey