diff --git a/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml b/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml
index d0866979f2bb604ce16d7b50db8c7a89568926c8..250226129d8f78ebdba0b32f1ee0846fe96bac48 100644
--- a/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ verbs:
   - "compile"
   - "deploy"
 
-    #wfo_device: "{{wfo_device_json| from_json}}"
+# When deploying base config, the host is for sure unreachable: 
+
+ansible_host: "{{wfo_device.device.device_ts_address}}"
+ansible_port: "{{wfo_device.device.device_ts_port}}"
+
 wfo_device: "{{wfo_device_json}}"
 lo_ipv4_address: "{{wfo_device.device.device_lo_ipv4_address}}"
 lo_ipv6_address: "{{wfo_device.device.device_lo_ipv6_address}}"