diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 2ebfb54..ad8c4ab 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   - role: dorianpula.nginx-uwsgi-supervisor
     app_name: "{{ rookeries_app_name }}"
     app_root_path: "{{ rookeries_app_symlink }}"
+    app_venv: "{{ rookeries_venv_symlink }}"
     app_nginx_hostname: "{{ rookeries_app_hostname }}"
     app_uwsgi_port: "{{ rookeries_local_uwsgi_port }}"
     app_uwsgi_executable: "rookeries:make_rookeries_app()"
diff --git a/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml b/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
index b179332..672624a 100644
--- a/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
+++ b/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 
 - name: upload + extract rookeries package to web server home
   unarchive: src={{ rookeries_package_path }} dest={{ web_root_path }}
-  sudo: yes
+  when: deploy_package.stat.exists
+
+- name: fix permissions on extracted web app
+  file: path={{ rookeries_deploy_dir }} owner={{ web_server_group }} group={{ web_server_group }}
+        state=directory recurse=yes
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
 
 - name: install rookeries dependencies
@@ -23,11 +27,6 @@
   npm: path={{ rookeries_deploy_dir }} state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
 
-- name: fix permissions on extracted web app
-  file: path={{ rookeries_deploy_dir }} owner={{ web_server_group }} group={{ web_server_group }}
-        state=directory recurse=yes
-  when: deploy_package.stat.exists
-
 - name: add in symlink to deployed package.
   file: state=link src={{ rookeries_deploy_dir }} path={{ rookeries_app_symlink }}
         owner={{ web_server_group }} group={{ web_server_group }}