diff --git a/.ansible/ansible.cfg b/.ansible/ansible.cfg
index e869074..6b69997 100644
--- a/.ansible/ansible.cfg
+++ b/.ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [defaults]
 
 stdout_callback = debug
-host_key_checking = True
+host_key_checking = False
 retry_files_enabled = False
 
 # Fixes ansible variable precedence issue: Makes inventory group_vars override playbook group_vars
diff --git a/.ansible/bootstrap.yaml b/.ansible/bootstrap.yaml
index c681c24..355be38 100644
--- a/.ansible/bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/.ansible/bootstrap.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- import_playbook: power_on.yaml
+#- import_playbook: power_on.yaml
 
 
 - hosts: manager:worker
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
   gather_facts: no
   tasks:
 
-    - wait_for_connection:
+    # this will hang (until timeout is reached) if host keys change (host key verification failure)
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/58172
+    # need to test with NEW hosts to see how this behaves
+    #- wait_for_connection:
 
     - include_role:
         name: ubuntu
@@ -52,4 +55,4 @@
         tasks_from: install_nvidia_toolkit
 
 
-- import_playbook: power_off.yaml
+#- import_playbook: power_off.yaml
diff --git a/.ansible/inventory/development/hosts b/.ansible/inventory/development/hosts
index 5e3f33e..8f7048a 100644
--- a/.ansible/inventory/development/hosts
+++ b/.ansible/inventory/development/hosts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ all:
     manager:
       hosts:
 
+        # temporary
+        192.168.50.4:
+
         dev.diesel.net:
 
         unity.diesel.net:
diff --git a/.ansible/roles/requirements.yaml b/.ansible/roles/requirements.yaml
index bd0593b..38ccc7b 100644
--- a/.ansible/roles/requirements.yaml
+++ b/.ansible/roles/requirements.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - name: ubuntu
   scm: git
   src: "git@github.com:Diesel-Net/ansible-role-ubuntu.git"
-  version: 2.6.0
+  version: development
 
 - name: common
   scm: git