diff --git a/resources/ansible_local/actions/run.yaml b/resources/ansible_local/actions/run.yaml
index ce81d261..7351a738 100644
--- a/resources/ansible_local/actions/run.yaml
+++ b/resources/ansible_local/actions/run.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-- hosts: '*'
+- hosts: localhost
   sudo: yes
+  vars:
+    var1: 'playbook'
   roles:
-    - { role: "test_role" }
\ No newline at end of file
+    - { role: "test_role" }
+  tasks:
+    - debug: msg="VAR1 value is {{var1}}"
+    - fail: msg='just test failure'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/ansible_local/meta.yaml b/resources/ansible_local/meta.yaml
index 77a47f18..cddbb391 100644
--- a/resources/ansible_local/meta.yaml
+++ b/resources/ansible_local/meta.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: 0.0.1
 input:
     var1:
       type: str!
-      value: some_value
+      value: meta
     uuid:
       type: str!
       value: 'aa1das1231'
diff --git a/resources/ansible_remote/actions/run.yaml b/resources/ansible_remote/actions/run.yaml
index 5206f498..7482f7f8 100644
--- a/resources/ansible_remote/actions/run.yaml
+++ b/resources/ansible_remote/actions/run.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 - hosts: '*'
   sudo: yes
+  vars:
+    default1: playbook
   tasks:
-    - debug: "my message"
\ No newline at end of file
+    - debug: msg="my message {{default1}}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/ansible_remote/meta.yaml b/resources/ansible_remote/meta.yaml
index 626215f5..90026220 100644
--- a/resources/ansible_remote/meta.yaml
+++ b/resources/ansible_remote/meta.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ input:
     ssh_key:
       type: str!
       value:
+    default1:
+      type: str!
+      value: meta
diff --git a/solar/solar/core/handlers/ansible_playbook.py b/solar/solar/core/handlers/ansible_playbook.py
index f36faea6..06a5dd7b 100644
--- a/solar/solar/core/handlers/ansible_playbook.py
+++ b/solar/solar/core/handlers/ansible_playbook.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from ansible import callbacks
 import ansible.constants as C
 
 from solar.core.handlers import base
+from solar import errors
 
 
 class AnsiblePlaybook(base.BaseHandler):
@@ -24,16 +25,16 @@ class AnsiblePlaybook(base.BaseHandler):
         remote_user = variables.get('ssh_user') or C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER
         private_key_file = variables.get('ssh_key') or C.DEFAULT_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
         if variables.get('ip'):
-            host_list = [variables['ip']]
+            host = variables['ip']
             transport = C.DEFAULT_TRANSPORT
         else:
-            host_list = ['localhost']
+            host = 'localhost'
             transport = 'local'
 
         play = PlayBook(
             playbook=action_file,
             remote_user=remote_user,
-            host_list = host_list,
+            host_list = [host],
             private_key_file=private_key_file,
             extra_vars=variables,
             callbacks=playbook_cb,
@@ -41,4 +42,10 @@ class AnsiblePlaybook(base.BaseHandler):
             stats=stats,
             transport=transport)
 
-        return play.run()
+        play.run()
+        summary = stats.summarize(host)
+
+        if summary.get('unreachable') or summary.get('failures'):
+            raise errors.SolarError(
+                'Ansible playbook %s failed with next summary %s',
+                action_file, summary)