diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index b2252e4fc..868ed67cc 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ URL="NA"
 # TODO add check for version - to revese patching if upgrading
 if [ $(which ansible-playbook) ]; then
     VER=`ansible --version|head -n 1|cut -f 2 -d " "`
-    if [ $VER="2.2.0.0" ]; then
+    GOOD_VER="$VER | grep 2.4 | wc -l"
+    if [ $VER = "2.2.0.0" ]; then
         echo "Ansible $VER installed updating to 2.4.0"
         pip install --upgrade ansible==2.4.0 --disable-pip-version-check
-#        sed -i 's/StrictVersion/LooseVersion/g' /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible/modules/core/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
-    fi
     exit 0
+    fi
 fi
+
+
 # TODO add check for version - to revese patching if upgrading
 #if [ $(which ansible-playbook) ]; then
 #    VER=`ansible --version|head -n 1|cut -f 2 -d " "`
@@ -93,21 +95,20 @@ fi
 
 ### start ansible pip install TODO add venv location /opt/iiab/anisble
 if [ $FAMILY = "olpc" ]; then
-    pip install ansible==2.2.1 --disable-pip-version-check
+    pip install ansible==2.4.0 --disable-pip-version-check
     VER=`ansible --version|head -n 1|cut -f 2 -d " "`
     echo "ansible version installed via pip $VER"
 fi
 
-# TODO add check for version to skip patching
-# APPLY TEMPORARY PATCH
-# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/20202
-# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/249
-#if [ $FAMILY != "redhat" ]; then
-#    echo "Patching..."
-#    sed -i 's/StrictVersion/LooseVersion/g' /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible/modules/core/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
-#fi
+#  handle 2.2.1 2.2.0.0 <-> 2.4.0
+if [ $FAMILY = "debian" ]; then
+    if [ $GOOD_VER -lt 1 ]; then
+        sed -i 's/LooseVersion/StrictVersion/g' /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible/modules/core/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
+        apt-get -y upgrade ansible
+    fi
+fi
 VER=`ansible --version|head -n 1|cut -f 2 -d " "`
-echo "ansible version installed via package manager $VER"
+echo "Current ansible version installed is $VER"
 
 # sample only
 #if [ $FAMILY = "debian" ]; then