diff --git a/roles/create-vms/handlers/main.yml b/roles/create-vms/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fce01c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/create-vms/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# roles/create-vms/handlers/main.yml
+
+
diff --git a/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml b/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml
index 123b86b..a637153 100644
--- a/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/create-vms/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
   register: vm_ip
 
 - name: Create /etc/hosts with VM IP addresses
+  become: yes
   template:
     src=hosts.j2
     dest=/etc/hosts
+
+- name: Create /etc/ansible/hosts file
+  become: yes
+  template:
+    src=ansible_hosts.j2
+    dest=/etc/ansible/hosts
+
diff --git a/roles/create-vms/templates/ansible_hosts.j2 b/roles/create-vms/templates/ansible_hosts.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b6096e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/create-vms/templates/ansible_hosts.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[localhost]
+127.0.0.1 hostname={{ ansible_fqdn }}
+
+[services]
+{% for vm in head_vm_list -%}
+{{ vm.name }}
+{% endfor -%}
+