diff --git a/playbooks/include/deploy-kvm-guest.yml b/playbooks/include/deploy-kvm-guest.yml
index 02b8726..0c02ea6 100644
--- a/playbooks/include/deploy-kvm-guest.yml
+++ b/playbooks/include/deploy-kvm-guest.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       tempfile:
         state: directory
       register: tmpdir
-      delegate_to: localhost
+      delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
       when:
         - inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
         - inject is defined
@@ -77,15 +77,14 @@
           echo '{{ root_pubkey }}' > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
           %end
         dest: "{{ tmpdir.path }}/include.ks"
-      delegate_to: localhost
+      delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
       when:
         - inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
         - inject is defined
 
     - name: run virt-install
       command: >
-        virt-install --connect {{ vmhost_uri }} \
-          --name {{ inventory_hostname }} \
+        virt-install --name {{ inventory_hostname }} \
           --graphics none --boot useserial=on --noautoconsole \
           --serial pty,log.file={{ console_log }} \
           --controller usb,model=none --sound none \
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
           {{ virt_install_passthrough }} \
           {{ virt_install_network }} \
           {{ virt_install_os_args }}
-      delegate_to: localhost
+      delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
       when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
     - name: wait for install to finish
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@
       file:
         path: "{{ tmpdir.path }}"
         state: absent
-      delegate_to: localhost
+      delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
       when: tmpdir.path is defined
 
     - name: start vm