diff --git a/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml b/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
index 9d69482de5..e056affcaf 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/happy-birthday.yml myhosts=arm-qa"
 
 - name: Setup arm-qa hosts
   hosts: arm-qa
diff --git a/playbooks/include/happy_birthday.yml b/playbooks/include/happy_birthday.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9ba7e6e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/include/happy_birthday.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+- name: handle ssh keys on a hosts birthday (new hw machine)
+  hosts: "{{ myhosts }}"
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/happy_birthday.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"
+
diff --git a/tasks/happy_birthday.yml b/tasks/happy_birthday.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..362c90464e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/happy_birthday.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- name: gather ssh host key from new instance
+  local_action: command ssh-keyscan -t rsa {{ inventory_hostname }}
+  ignore_errors: True
+  register: hostkey
+
+- name: Include basessh
+  include_role: name=basessh