diff --git a/roles/api-tests/defaults/main.yml b/roles/api-tests/defaults/main.yml
index f78a3b2..065a432 100644
--- a/roles/api-tests/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/api-tests/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 # api-tests/defaults/main.yml
 
-cord_dir: "{{ hostvars['localhost']['ansible_user_dir'] + '/cord' }}"
+config_cord_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord' }}"
+
diff --git a/roles/api-tests/tasks/main.yml b/roles/api-tests/tasks/main.yml
index 843a384..8ea52e6 100644
--- a/roles/api-tests/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/api-tests/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 - name: Copy apiary.apib to target location
   copy:
-    src: "{{ cord_dir }}/orchestration/xos/apiary.apib"
+    src: "{{ config_cord_dir }}/orchestration/xos/apiary.apib"
     dest: "/opt/xos/tests/api/apiary.apib"
 
 - name: Run API tests