diff --git a/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Ubuntu.xenial.aarch64.yaml b/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Ubuntu.xenial.aarch64.yaml
index 285f704246..51569ed10b 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Ubuntu.xenial.aarch64.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Ubuntu.xenial.aarch64.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,48 @@
     name: linux-generic-hwe-16.04
     state: present
 
-- name: Include generic Debian tasks
-  include_tasks: Debian.yaml
+# This is copy pasta'd from Debian.yaml because
+#   include_tasks: Debian.yaml
+# Was here previously and resulted in this entire surrounding play
+# stopping/crashing and ansible continued with the next play in the
+# playbook as if nothing were wrong. This is concerning for a couple
+# reasons, why doesnt include_tasks work? and why does it crash ansible
+# without any reported failure.
+- name: Remove packages that make no sense for our servers
+  package:
+    name:
+      - whoopsie
+      - popularity-contest
+      - snapd
+      - lxd
+      - lxd-client
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Configure file limits
+  copy:
+    mode: 0644
+    src: debian_limits.conf
+    dest: /etc/security/limits.d/60-nofile-limit.conf
+
+- name: Custom rsyslog config to disable /dev/xconsole noise
+  copy:
+    mode: 0644
+    src: rsyslog.d_50-default.conf
+    dest: /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
+  notify: Restart rsyslog
+
+- name: Install apt-daily 10periodic file for unattended-upgrades
+  copy:
+     mode: 0444
+     src: 10periodic
+     dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic
+     owner: root
+     group: root
+
+- name: Install 50unattended-upgrades file for unattended-upgrades
+  copy:
+     mode: 0444
+     src: 50unattended-upgrades
+     dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
+     owner: root
+     group: root