diff --git a/inventory/frontend b/inventory/frontend
index 0f6abe8..27f57c5 100644
--- a/inventory/frontend
+++ b/inventory/frontend
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 [all:vars]
 cord_profile=frontend
 
+[config]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
 [head]
 localhost ansible_connection=local
 
+[build]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
+[compute]
+
diff --git a/inventory/mock-rcord b/inventory/mock-rcord
index 69eecee..5148c20 100644
--- a/inventory/mock-rcord
+++ b/inventory/mock-rcord
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 [all:vars]
 cord_profile=mock-rcord
 
+[config]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
 [head]
 localhost ansible_connection=local
 
+[build]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
+[compute]
+
diff --git a/inventory/rcord b/inventory/rcord
index 92adce2..224584e 100644
--- a/inventory/rcord
+++ b/inventory/rcord
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 [all:vars]
 cord_profile=rcord
 
+[config]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
 [head]
 localhost ansible_connection=local
 
+[build]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
+[compute]
+