diff --git a/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/Debian.yml b/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/Debian.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfd2b6ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/Debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+# FIXME: Not persistent!
+- name: Ensure veth pair exists (Debian)
+  command:
+    cmd: "ip link add dev {{ item.device }} type veth peer name {{ item.peer_device }}"
+    creates: "/sys/class/net/{{ item.device }}"
+  become: true
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+
+- name: Set veth MTU (Debian)
+  command: "ip link set {{ item.device }} mtu {{ item.mtu }}"
+  become: true
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  when: item.mtu is defined and item.mtu
+
+- name: Set veth peer MTU (Debian)
+  command: "ip link set {{ item.peer_device }} mtu {{ item.peer_mtu }}"
+  become: true
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  when: item.peer_mtu is defined and item.peer_mtu
+
+- name: Plug veth into bridge (Debian)
+  command: "ip link set {{ item.device }} master {{ item.bridge }}"
+  become: true
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  when: item.bridge is defined
+
+- name: Plug veth peer into bridge (Debian)
+  command: "ip link set {{ item.peer_device }} master {{ item.peer_bridge }}"
+  become: true
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  when: item.peer_bridge is defined
+
+- name: Ensure veth is up (Debian)
+  command: "ip link set {{ item.device }} up"
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  become: true
+
+- name: Ensure veth peer is up (Debian)
+  command: "ip link set {{ item.peer_device }} up"
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  become: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/RedHat.yml b/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8a5972ec
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+++ b/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/RedHat.yml
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+---
+- name: Ensure veth sysconfig network control scripts exist
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ network_scripts_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+  with_items:
+    - "ifup-veth"
+    - "ifdown-veth"
+  become: True
+  register: ctl_result
+
+- name: Ensure veth sysconfig network interface files exist
+  template:
+    src: ifcfg-veth.j2
+    dest: "{{ network_scripts_dir }}/ifcfg-{{ item.device }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  become: True
+  register: veth_result
+
+- name: Ensure veth peer sysconfig network interface files exist
+  template:
+    src: ifcfg-peer.j2
+    dest: "{{ network_scripts_dir }}/ifcfg-{{ item.peer_device }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
+  become: True
+  register: peer_result
+
+- name: Bounce veth interfaces
+  shell: ifdown {{ item[0].item.device }} ; ifup {{ item[0].item.device }}
+  with_together:
+    - "{{ veth_result.results }}"
+    - "{{ peer_result.results }}"
+  when: ctl_result is changed or item[0] is changed or item[1] is changed
+  become: True
diff --git a/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/main.yml
index e8a5972ec..2c28f1229 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/veth/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,43 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- name: Ensure veth sysconfig network control scripts exist
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ network_scripts_dir }}/{{ item }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0755
-  with_items:
-    - "ifup-veth"
-    - "ifdown-veth"
-  become: True
-  register: ctl_result
-
-- name: Ensure veth sysconfig network interface files exist
-  template:
-    src: ifcfg-veth.j2
-    dest: "{{ network_scripts_dir }}/ifcfg-{{ item.device }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0644
-  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
-  become: True
-  register: veth_result
-
-- name: Ensure veth peer sysconfig network interface files exist
-  template:
-    src: ifcfg-peer.j2
-    dest: "{{ network_scripts_dir }}/ifcfg-{{ item.peer_device }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0644
-  with_items: "{{ veth_interfaces }}"
-  become: True
-  register: peer_result
-
-- name: Bounce veth interfaces
-  shell: ifdown {{ item[0].item.device }} ; ifup {{ item[0].item.device }}
-  with_together:
-    - "{{ veth_result.results }}"
-    - "{{ peer_result.results }}"
-  when: ctl_result is changed or item[0] is changed or item[1] is changed
-  become: True
+- include_tasks: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"