diff --git a/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
index 861da024fe..8c1e24306d 100644
--- a/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     - "{{ host_group }}-hosts"
     - "{{ ansible_domain }}-hosts"
     - "{{ datacenter }}-hosts"
-    - base
+    - "{{ roles_path }}/hosts/files/base"
   tags:
   - config
   - hosts