diff --git a/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
index c502589449..861da024fe 100644
--- a/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #
 - name: setup /etc/hosts for some clients
   copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/hosts
-  errors: ignore
   with_first_found:
   - files:
     - "{{ inventory_hostname }}-hosts"
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
     - "{{ host_group }}-hosts"
     - "{{ ansible_domain }}-hosts"
     - "{{ datacenter }}-hosts"
-    - "base"
+    - base
   tags:
   - config
   - hosts