diff --git a/ansible/roles/dotfiles/tasks/dotfiles.yml b/ansible/roles/dotfiles/tasks/dotfiles.yml
index 85fd1c75..6c7eb9b7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dotfiles/tasks/dotfiles.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/dotfiles/tasks/dotfiles.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@
     depth: 1
     dest: ~/.dotfiles
     recursive: yes
-    # force: no
+    force: no
 - command: >
     chdir={{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles
     stow --stow --target={{ ansible_env.HOME }} {{ item }}
   with_items: stow
   tags: stow
+- command: >
+    chdir={{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles
+    stow --stow --target={{ ansible_env.HOME }} osx
+  when: ansible_distribution == "MacOSX"
+  tags: stow
 - file:
     src: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles/{{ item.key }}"
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME}}/{{ item.value }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dotfiles/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/dotfiles/vars/main.yml
index b11ce942..ee70ba52 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dotfiles/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/dotfiles/vars/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ stow:
   - ruby
   - tmux
   - vim
-  - osx
 ln:
   git/.gitignore: .gitignore