diff --git a/iiab-install b/iiab-install
index 057ecf79a..103b35c18 100755
--- a/iiab-install
+++ b/iiab-install
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CWD=`pwd`
 OS=`grep ^ID= /etc/*release|cut -d= -f2`
 OS=${OS//\"/}
 MIN_RPI_KERN=4.9.59-v7+
-MIN_ANSIBLE_VER=2.6.10
+MIN_ANSIBLE_VER=2.6.11
 
 if [ ! -f /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml ]; then
 
diff --git a/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch b/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch
index bc3beb781..a481d6c1b 100755
--- a/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch
+++ b/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-catch
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # substitute our own server to catch OS connectivity checking URL's
 
 systemctl stop {{ apache_service }}
-systemctl stop captive-portal
+# systemctl stop captive-portal
 echo address=/#/172.18.96.1 > /etc/dnsmasq.d/capture
 /opt/iiab/captive-portal/capture-wsgi.py -d &
 # write the pid just started
diff --git a/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-uncatch b/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-uncatch
index c0007fcb6..ee1c30804 100755
--- a/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-uncatch
+++ b/roles/captive-portal/templates/iiab-uncatch
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ awk '{print("address=/" $1 "/172.18.96.1")}' /opt/iiab/captive-portal/checkurls
 echo "#following tells windows 7 that captive portal is active" >>/etc/dnsmasq.d/capture
 echo "address=/dns.msftncsi.com/131.107.255.255" >> /etc/dnsmasq.d/capture
 awk '{print("ServerAlias ",$1)}' /opt/iiab/captive-portal/checkurls > /etc/apache2/capture
-systemctl start captive-portal
+# systemctl start captive-portal
 systemctl start {{ apache_service }}
diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index d733f1a89..fa8124d77 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 CURR_VER="undefined"    # Ansible version you currently have installed
-GOOD_VER="2.7.4"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
+GOOD_VER="2.7.5"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
 # On other OS's we attempt the latest from PPA, which might be more recent
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/scripts/ansible-2.6.x b/scripts/ansible-2.6.x
index e4d9c9ab1..72f7d4b0a 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible-2.6.x
+++ b/scripts/ansible-2.6.x
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 CURR_VER="undefined"    # Ansible version you currently have installed
-GOOD_VER="2.7.4"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
+GOOD_VER="2.7.5"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
 # On other OS's we attempt the latest from PPA, which might be more recent
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/scripts/ansible-2.7.x b/scripts/ansible-2.7.x
index 0d2664bfb..7d1dcef27 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible-2.7.x
+++ b/scripts/ansible-2.7.x
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 CURR_VER="undefined"    # Ansible version you currently have installed
-GOOD_VER="2.7.4"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
+GOOD_VER="2.7.5"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
 # On other OS's we attempt the latest from PPA, which might be more recent
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive