diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9083c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+remote_tmp     = /tmp/.ansible-${USER}/tmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packer/ubuntuserver20.04.pkr.hcl b/packer/ubuntuserver20.04.pkr.hcl
index 1b38a97..54e5898 100644
--- a/packer/ubuntuserver20.04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/ubuntuserver20.04.pkr.hcl
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ build {
   sources = ["source.vsphere-iso.ubuntuserver"]
 
   provisioner "ansible" {
-    playbook_file = "ansible/playbook.yml"
+    playbook_file    = "ansible/playbook.yml"
+    user             = "ubuntu"
+    ansible_env_vars = [
+      "ANSIBLE_CONFIG=ansible/ansible.cfg"
+    ]
   }
 
   post-processor "shell-local" {