diff --git a/launch/launch-node.py b/launch/launch-node.py
index fd84aa89b2..3aaf6ee0be 100644
--- a/launch/launch-node.py
+++ b/launch/launch-node.py
@@ -256,10 +256,12 @@ def main():
                           options.network, options.boot_from_volume,
                           options.config_drive)
     dns.print_dns(cloud, server)
-    # Remove the ansible inventory cache so that next run finds the new
-    # server
-    if os.path.exists('/var/cache/ansible-inventory/ansible-inventory.cache'):
-        os.unlink('/var/cache/ansible-inventory/ansible-inventory.cache')
+
+    # Zero the ansible inventory cache so that next run finds the new server
+    inventory_cache = '/var/cache/ansible-inventory/ansible-inventory.cache'
+    if os.path.exists(inventory_cache):
+        with open(inventory_cache, 'w'):
+            pass
     os.system('/usr/local/bin/expand-groups.sh')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppetmaster.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppetmaster.pp
index 0ce6c31ded..5cb3285bb1 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppetmaster.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppetmaster.pp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class openstack_project::puppetmaster (
   vcsrepo { '/opt/ansible':
     ensure   => latest,
     provider => git,
-    revision => 'stable-2.0',
+    revision => 'devel',
     source   => 'https://github.com/ansible/ansible',
   }