diff --git a/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2 b/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
index 642ce05f79..7242eab441 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ display_args_to_stdout = True
 gathering = smart
 
 # additional paths to search for roles in, colon separated
-roles_path    = {{ ansible_base }}/ansible/roles
+roles_path    = {{ ansible_base }}/ansible/roles:{{ ansible_base }}/openshift-ansible/roles
 
 # uncomment this to disable SSH key host checking
 #host_key_checking = False
diff --git a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
index 7d09d537df..11d888c350 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -453,3 +453,15 @@
   - selinux
   - httpd
   - httpd/website
+
+#
+# We setup some external ansible repos here to use for complex applications we deploy
+#
+- name: local clone of openshift ansible repo
+  git: >
+      refspec=c8683028b1c8228a531fac5f1753ff2698b316fc
+      dest=/srv/web/infra/openshift-ansible
+      repo=https://github.com/openshift/openshift-ansible
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - batcave