diff --git a/roles/xos-vm-install/templates/xos-setup-vars.yml.j2 b/roles/xos-vm-install/templates/xos-setup-vars.yml.j2
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+---
+
+xos_repo_url: "{{ xos_repo_url }}"
+xos_repo_dest: "{{ xos_repo_dest }}"
+xos_repo_branch: "{{ xos_repo_branch }}"
+
+xos_configuration: "{{ xos_configuration }}"
+