diff --git a/rpc_deployment/inventory/hosts b/rpc_deployment/inventory/hosts
index 8bb7ba6b33..07b5565f16 100644
--- a/rpc_deployment/inventory/hosts
+++ b/rpc_deployment/inventory/hosts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [local]
-localhost
+localhost    ansible_connection=local