diff --git a/launch/launch-node.py b/launch/launch-node.py
index 21b35c70a3..ae4684d39c 100755
--- a/launch/launch-node.py
+++ b/launch/launch-node.py
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ def bootstrap_server(server, key, name, volume_device, keep,
         t.start()
 
         inventory_list = (
-            jobdir.inventory_root,
             '/opt/system-config/inventory/openstack.yaml',
             '/opt/system-config/inventory/groups.yaml',
             '/etc/ansible/hosts/emergency.yaml',
+            jobdir.inventory_root,
         )
         inventory_cmds = [v for e in inventory_list for v in ('-i', e)]
         ansible_cmd = ['ansible-playbook', '--flush-cache' ] + \