diff --git a/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
index 8c1e24306d..106784b1f9 100644
--- a/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/hosts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@
 - name: setup /etc/hosts for some clients
   copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/hosts
   with_first_found:
-  - files:
     - "{{ inventory_hostname }}-hosts"
     - "{{ ansible_hostname }}-hosts"
     - "{{ host_group }}-hosts"
     - "{{ ansible_domain }}-hosts"
     - "{{ datacenter }}-hosts"
-    - "{{ roles_path }}/hosts/files/base"
+    - base
   tags:
   - config
   - hosts