diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleCommandConfig.java b/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleCommandConfig.java
index 60977b4bed9..eae4e90916a 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleCommandConfig.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleCommandConfig.java
@@ -298,8 +298,11 @@ private void createHostFile(File inventory) {
         File hostFile = new File(String.format("%1$s/hosts", inventory));
         try {
             hostFile.createNewFile();
-            Files.write(hostFile.toPath(),
-                    String.format(this.host.getHostName() + " ansible_port=%1$s", this.host.getSshPort()).getBytes());
+            if (host != null) {
+                // if VDS is null then playbook is running on engine and ansible uses localhost inventory automatically
+                Files.write(hostFile.toPath(),
+                        String.format(this.host.getHostName() + " ansible_port=%1$s", this.host.getSshPort()).getBytes());
+            }
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             throw new AnsibleRunnerCallException(
                     String.format("Failed to create inventory file '%s':", hostFile.toString()),
diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleExecutor.java b/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleExecutor.java
index a231bc5d45a..3cec31e0f73 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleExecutor.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/bll/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/core/common/utils/ansible/AnsibleExecutor.java
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ public AnsibleReturnValue runCommand(AnsibleCommandConfig command,
     }
 
     public AnsibleReturnValue runCommand(AnsibleCommandConfig commandConfig, int timeout, BiConsumer<String, String> fn, boolean async) {
-        if (commandConfig.host() == null) {
-            throw new AnsibleRunnerCallException("Invalid host");
-        }
         if (timeout <= 0) {
             timeout = EngineLocalConfig.getInstance().getInteger("ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_EXEC_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT");
         }
@@ -198,6 +195,12 @@ public AnsibleReturnValue runCommand(AnsibleCommandConfig commandConfig, int tim
     }
 
     private AuditLogable createAuditLogable(AnsibleCommandConfig command, String taskName) {
+        if (command.host() == null) {
+                return AuditLogableImpl.createEvent(
+                        command.correlationId(),
+                        Map.of("Message", taskName, "PlayAction", command.playAction())
+                    );
+        }
         return AuditLogableImpl.createHostEvent(
                 command.host(),
                 command.correlationId(),