diff --git a/roles/automation-integration/defaults/main.yml b/roles/automation-integration/defaults/main.yml
index c7af0e3..c41e867 100644
--- a/roles/automation-integration/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/automation-integration/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # automation-integration/defaults/main.yml
 
+# paths
+head_cord_dir: "/opt/cord"
+
 cord_in_a_box: False
diff --git a/roles/automation-integration/templates/do-enlist-compute-node.j2 b/roles/automation-integration/templates/do-enlist-compute-node.j2
index 3490c8c..155dcc2 100644
--- a/roles/automation-integration/templates/do-enlist-compute-node.j2
+++ b/roles/automation-integration/templates/do-enlist-compute-node.j2
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 cat $INV >> $LOG
 echo "END INVENTORY_FILE" >> $LOG
 
-echo "cd /opt/cord/build/platform-install; ansible-playbook --private-key=/etc/maas/ansible/id_rsa -u $COMPUTE_USER --extra-vars '@{{ cord_dir }}/build/genconfig/config.yml' -i $INV cord-compute-playbook.yml" >> $LOG
+echo "cd /opt/cord/build/platform-install; ansible-playbook --private-key=/etc/maas/ansible/id_rsa -u $COMPUTE_USER --extra-vars '@{{ head_cord_dir }}/build/genconfig/config.yml' -i $INV cord-compute-maas-playbook.yml" >> $LOG
 
 cd /opt/cord/build/platform-install
-ansible-playbook --private-key=/etc/maas/ansible/id_rsa -u $COMPUTE_USER --extra-vars '@{{ cord_dir }}/build/genconfig/config.yml' -i $INV cord-compute-maas-playbook.yml >> $LOG
+ansible-playbook --private-key=/etc/maas/ansible/id_rsa -u $COMPUTE_USER --extra-vars '@{{ head_cord_dir }}/build/genconfig/config.yml' -i $INV cord-compute-maas-playbook.yml >> $LOG
 
 RESULT=$?
 rm $INV