diff --git a/tasks/transient_cloud.yml b/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
index c133d864bc..4c6ce57106 100644
--- a/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   register: nova_result
 
 - name: add it to the special group
-  local_action: add_host hostname="{{ nova_result.public_ip }}" groupname=tmp_just_created
+  local_action: add_host hostname="{{ nova_result.public_ip[0] }}" groupname=tmp_just_created
 
 - name: mail off about where it is
   local_action: mail