diff --git a/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml b/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9047861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_vars/atl01.vultr.foo.sh.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+network_carp_interfaces: []
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index d875fc1..84c547a 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ log01.home.foo.sh
 
 [ns]
 ns02.home.foo.sh
+atl01.vultr.foo.sh
 
 [proxy]
 proxy01.home.foo.sh
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ proxy02.home.foo.sh
 [vmhost]
 vmhost02.home.foo.sh
 
+[vultr]
+atl01.vultr.foo.sh
+
 [centos8:children]
 adm
 vmhost
diff --git a/playbooks/ns.yml b/playbooks/ns.yml
index 509a697..e5b7ecc 100644
--- a/playbooks/ns.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ns.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- import_playbook: "include/deploy-kvm-guest.yml myhosts=ns"
+- import_playbook: "include/deploy-kvm-guest.yml myhosts=ns:!vultr"
 
 - name: configure instance
   hosts: ns
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
 
   roles:
     - base
-    - ifstated
     - nsd
+    - role: ifstated
+      when: "'vultr' not in group_names"