diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/steps/vmmetenant_playbook.yaml b/xos/synchronizer/steps/vmmetenant_playbook.yaml
index c8a74d0..a73231c 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/steps/vmmetenant_playbook.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/steps/vmmetenant_playbook.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
   user: ubuntu 
   sudo: yes 
   tasks: 
+  vars:
+    - tenant_message: "{{ tenant_message }}"
  
  # - name: write message
  #   shell: echo "{{ tenant_message }}" > /var/tmp/index.html