diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
index 0165d74c4d..8312ac2196 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=mdapi-stg"
+- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=mdapi:mdapi-stg"
 
 - name: make the box be real
   hosts: mdapi-stg;mdapi