diff --git a/automation/.gitlab-ci-ansible.yaml b/automation/.gitlab-ci-ansible.yaml
index 0a0100c..11e2770 100644
--- a/automation/.gitlab-ci-ansible.yaml
+++ b/automation/.gitlab-ci-ansible.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include:
 
 
 .ansible_playbook:
-  image: 
+  image:
     name: nofusscomputing/ansible-ee:dev
     pull_policy: always
   stage: chores
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include:
     - echo "[DEBUG] ansible_inventory=$ansible_inventory"
     - echo "[DEBUG] ansible_playbook=$ansible_playbook"
     - echo "[DEBUG] ansible_tags=$ansible_tags"
-    - ansible-playbook $ansible_inventory $ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR/$ansible_playbook $ansible_tags -vvv
+    - ansible-playbook $ansible_inventory $ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR/$ansible_playbook $ansible_tags --extra-vars "nfc_pb_host=localhost" -vvv
   rules:
   # ToDo: at some stage redefine these rules so that the job can run if specified.
     # - if: '$NFC_AUTO_JOBS == "false"'