diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
index 425399c7..8d7ca418 100644
--- a/ansible/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [defaults]
-hostfile              = hosts
+hostfile              = hosts.private
 retry_files_enabled   = False
 retry_files_save_path = /dev/null
 # ask_sudo_pass     = True
diff --git a/ansible/hosts b/ansible/hosts
index d27f851b..98668f33 100644
--- a/ansible/hosts
+++ b/ansible/hosts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [local]
 localhost ansible_connection=local
 
+[remote]
+
 [test]
 # vagrant ansible_ssh_host=127.0.0.1 ansible_ssh_port=2222 ansible_ssh_user=vagrant ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/Users/alpha/.vagrant.d/insecure_private_key