diff --git a/contrib/ansible/ansible.cfg b/contrib/ansible/ansible.cfg
index 3ac1009..b21d257 100644
--- a/contrib/ansible/ansible.cfg
+++ b/contrib/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ retry_files_enabled = False
 inventory = inventory
 roles_path = roles
 library = library
+remote_tmp = /root/.ansible/tmp
 [connection]
 pipelining=True
-control_path = /tmp/%%r@%%h:%%p