diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/run-base-pre.yaml b/playbooks/zuul/run-base-pre.yaml
index af0c3980b6..8a42caf410 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/run-base-pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/run-base-pre.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   roles:
     - ensure-tox
     - multi-node-known-hosts
+    - multi-node-hosts-file
     - copy-build-sshkey
     - use-docker-mirror
     - set-hostname