diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0813706..21faf4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@
 ### Dependencies
 
 This role depends on the `compute-node` role.
+
diff --git a/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
index 10a5293..6edffcb 100644
--- a/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
-- name: Ansible Repository
-  become: yes
-  apt_repository:
-    repo: "{{ ansible_apt_repo | default('ppa:ansible/ansible') }}"
-
-- name: Ensure Ansible
+- name: "Install apt dependencies"
   become: yes
   apt:
-    name=ansible=2.2.*
-    state=present
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  with_items:
+    - python-dev
+    - libffi-dev
+    - python-pip
+    - libssl-dev
+    - sshpass
+
+- name: "Install Ansible via pip"
+  pip: name=ansible version=2.2.2.0
+  become: yes
+
+# - name: Ansible Repository
+#   become: yes
+#   apt_repository:
+#     repo: "{{ ansible_apt_repo | default('ppa:ansible/ansible') }}"
+#   register: result
+#   until: result | success
+#   retries: 3
+#   delay: 10
+
+# - name: Ensure Ansible
+#   become: yes
+#   apt:
+#     name=ansible=2.2.*
+#     state=present
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap_ansible.sh b/scripts/bootstrap_ansible.sh
index a5e8549..3d089f3 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap_ansible.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap_ansible.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "Installing Ansible..."
-apt-get install -y software-properties-common ca-certificates
-apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
-apt-get update
-apt-get install -y ansible
+# apt-get install -y software-properties-common ca-certificates
+# apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get install -y ansible
+apt-get -y install python-dev libffi-dev python-pip libssl-dev sshpass
+pip install ansible==2.2.2.0
+mkdir -p /etc/ansible
 cp /maasdev/ansible/ansible.cfg /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg