diff --git a/playbooks/remote_puppet_adhoc.yaml b/playbooks/remote_puppet_adhoc.yaml
index 7ec8766b17..036fa91295 100644
--- a/playbooks/remote_puppet_adhoc.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/remote_puppet_adhoc.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - hosts: '*'
+  strategy: free
   gather_facts: true
   roles:
   - role: puppet
diff --git a/playbooks/remote_puppet_afs.yaml b/playbooks/remote_puppet_afs.yaml
index 2438d424eb..21abd1214b 100644
--- a/playbooks/remote_puppet_afs.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/remote_puppet_afs.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - hosts: "afs*:!disabled"
+  strategy: free
   gather_facts: true
   roles:
   - role: puppet
diff --git a/playbooks/remote_puppet_else.yaml b/playbooks/remote_puppet_else.yaml
index c8ff289b96..fc768cdffc 100644
--- a/playbooks/remote_puppet_else.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/remote_puppet_else.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - hosts: '!review.openstack.org:!git0*:!afs*:!baremetal*:!controller*:!compute*:!puppetmaster*:!disabled'
+  strategy: free
   gather_facts: true
   roles:
   - role: puppet