diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index a181186f17..af3fbb5dcb 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   pre_tasks:
+    - include_vars: dir=/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/all/ ignore_files=README
     - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
 
   roles: