diff --git a/provisioning/playbook.yml b/provisioning/playbook.yml
index b4e2e21d5..b627b7366 100644
--- a/provisioning/playbook.yml
+++ b/provisioning/playbook.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Include OS-specific variables.
       include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+      tags: ['always']
 
     - name: Define config_dir.
       set_fact: