diff --git a/tasks/nginx.yaml b/tasks/nginx.yaml
index 0aa2068..d3d5afa 100644
--- a/tasks/nginx.yaml
+++ b/tasks/nginx.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- hosts: all
-  sudo: yes
+- sudo: yes
   vars:
     rookeries_nginx_conf: rookeries-uwsgi_nginx.conf
     web_server_group: www-data
diff --git a/tasks/python.yaml b/tasks/python.yaml
index 8b174da..c09b441 100644
--- a/tasks/python.yaml
+++ b/tasks/python.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 ---
-- hosts: all
+- name: install Python setuptools dependencies
   sudo: yes
-  tasks:
+  apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
+  with_items:
+    - python-dev
+    - python-setuptools
 
-  - name: install Python setuptools dependencies
-    apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
-    with_items:
-      - python-dev
-      - python-setuptools
+- name: bootstrap PIP using setuptools
+  sudo: yes
+  easy_install: name=pip
 
-  - name: bootstrap PIP using setuptools
-    easy_install: name=pip
-
-  - name: install Python virtualenv
-    pip: name=virtualenv
+- name: install Python virtualenv
+  sudo: yes
+  pip: name=virtualenv
diff --git a/tasks/supervisor.yaml b/tasks/supervisor.yaml
index 5d1f1b4..53ca245 100644
--- a/tasks/supervisor.yaml
+++ b/tasks/supervisor.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- hosts: all
-  sudo: yes
+- sudo: yes
   vars:
       web_server_group: www-data
       supervisor_configs:
diff --git a/tasks/uwsgi.yaml b/tasks/uwsgi.yaml
index 24770b2..6881ca5 100644
--- a/tasks/uwsgi.yaml
+++ b/tasks/uwsgi.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- hosts: all
-  vars:
+- vars:
       web_server_home: /srv/www
       web_server_group: www-data
       uwsgi_venv: "{{ web_server_home }}/virtualenvs/uwsgi"
diff --git a/tasks/web_data_folders.yaml b/tasks/web_data_folders.yaml
index 39140c6..b7019f9 100644
--- a/tasks/web_data_folders.yaml
+++ b/tasks/web_data_folders.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- hosts: all
-  sudo: yes
+- sudo: yes
   vars:
     user: "{{ ansible_env.SUDO_USER }}"
     web_app_home: /srv/www