diff --git a/kayobe/kolla_ansible.py b/kayobe/kolla_ansible.py
index c06faafc3..7b5c990c9 100644
--- a/kayobe/kolla_ansible.py
+++ b/kayobe/kolla_ansible.py
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ def build_args(parsed_args, command, inventory_filename, extra_vars=None,
         cmd += ["--tags", ",".join(all_tags)]
     if parsed_args.list_tasks:
         cmd += ["--list-tasks"]
+    if parsed_args.check:
+        cmd += ["--check"]
+    if parsed_args.diff:
+        cmd += ["--diff"]
     if extra_args:
         cmd += extra_args
     return cmd
@@ -191,14 +195,6 @@ def _get_environment(parsed_args):
         ansible_cfg_path = os.path.join(parsed_args.config_path, "ansible.cfg")
         if utils.is_readable_file(ansible_cfg_path)["result"]:
             env.setdefault("ANSIBLE_CONFIG", ansible_cfg_path)
-    # kolla-ansible allows passing additional arguments to ansible-playbook via
-    # EXTRA_OPTS.
-    if parsed_args.check or parsed_args.diff:
-        extra_opts = env.setdefault("EXTRA_OPTS", "")
-        if parsed_args.check and "--check" not in extra_opts:
-            env["EXTRA_OPTS"] += " --check"
-        if parsed_args.diff and "--diff" not in extra_opts:
-            env["EXTRA_OPTS"] += " --diff"
     return env
 
 
diff --git a/kayobe/tests/unit/test_kolla_ansible.py b/kayobe/tests/unit/test_kolla_ansible.py
index 23b2eccf8..68ddab221 100644
--- a/kayobe/tests/unit/test_kolla_ansible.py
+++ b/kayobe/tests/unit/test_kolla_ansible.py
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "-e", "ev_name1=ev_value1",
             "--limit", "'host1:host2'",
             "--tags", "tag1,tag2",
+            "--check", "--diff"
         ]
         expected_cmd = " ".join(expected_cmd)
-        expected_env = {"EXTRA_OPTS": " --check --diff"}
+        expected_env = {}
         mock_run.assert_called_once_with(expected_cmd, shell=True, quiet=False,
                                          env=expected_env)
 
@@ -119,10 +120,10 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "--limit", "'host1:host2'",
             "--skip-tags", "tag3,tag4",
             "--tags", "tag1,tag2",
+            "--check", "--diff"
         ]
         expected_cmd = " ".join(expected_cmd)
-        expected_env = {"EXTRA_OPTS": " --check --diff",
-                        "KAYOBE_VAULT_PASSWORD": "test-pass"}
+        expected_env = {"KAYOBE_VAULT_PASSWORD": "test-pass"}
         expected_calls = [
             mock.call(["which", "kayobe-vault-password-helper"],
                       check_output=True, universal_newlines=True),
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/kolla-check-diff--extra-opts-03bc183075f59ada.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/kolla-check-diff--extra-opts-03bc183075f59ada.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c418f91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/kolla-check-diff--extra-opts-03bc183075f59ada.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes ``--check`` and ``--diff`` CLI arguments not being passed into
+    Kolla Ansible commands.
+    `LP#2123834 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kayobe/+bug/2123834>`__