diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml b/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
index 8d5f448718..79d9c1562b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@
   - collectd/base
   - sudo
   - apache
-  - repospanner/server
-    node: fedora01
-    region: rpms
-    spawn_repospanner_node: true
-    when: env == "staging"
-    tags:
-    - repospanner/server
+  - { role: repospanner/server
+      node: fedora01
+      region: rpms
+      spawn_repospanner_node: true
+      when: env == "staging" }
   - gitolite/base
   - cgit/base
   - cgit/clean_lock_cron