diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1760b707..92d30ff1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ debug: False
 # for the service setup. The host must already have
 # clouds.yaml properly configured.
 swift_service_setup_host: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host | default('localhost') }}"
-swift_service_setup_host_python_interpreter: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host_python_interpreter | default((swift_service_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_python['executable'])) }}"
+swift_service_setup_host_python_interpreter: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host_python_interpreter | default((swift_service_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_facts['python']['executable'])) }}"
 
 # Set the package install state for distribution packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ swift_oslomsg_notify_vhost: /swift
 # value at 16 if the swift proxy is in a container and user did not define
 # this variable.
 swift_proxy_server_workers_max: 16
-swift_proxy_server_workers_not_capped: "{{ [(ansible_processor_vcpus//ansible_processor_threads_per_core)|default(1), 1] | max * 2 }}"
+swift_proxy_server_workers_not_capped: "{{ [(ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']//ansible_facts['processor_threads_per_core'])|default(1), 1] | max * 2 }}"
 swift_proxy_server_workers_capped: "{{ [swift_proxy_server_workers_max, swift_proxy_server_workers_not_capped|int] | min }}"
 swift_proxy_server_workers: "{{ (inventory_hostname == physical_host) | ternary(swift_proxy_server_workers_not_capped, swift_proxy_server_workers_capped) }}"
 
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 35a2a0a5..d0d2798b 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ galaxy_info:
 dependencies:
   - role: apt_package_pinning
     when:
-      - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
+      - ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'apt'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4b861c70..433ce3b9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 - name: Gather variables for each operating system
   include_vars: "{{ item }}"
   with_first_found:
-    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version | lower }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version | lower }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version | lower }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] | lower }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_version'] | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] | lower }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] | lower }}-{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] | lower }}.yml"
   tags:
     - always
 
diff --git a/tasks/swift_install.yml b/tasks/swift_install.yml
index a3c4398e..c24d6e79 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_install.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
   package:
     name: "{{ swift_package_list }}"
     state: "{{ swift_package_state }}"
-    update_cache: "{{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary('yes', omit) }}"
-    cache_valid_time: "{{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary(cache_timeout, omit) }}"
+    update_cache: "{{ (ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'apt') | ternary('yes', omit) }}"
+    cache_valid_time: "{{ (ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] == 'apt') | ternary(cache_timeout, omit) }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages is success
   retries: 5
diff --git a/tasks/swift_storage_hosts_setup.yml b/tasks/swift_storage_hosts_setup.yml
index f0fa4acd..aa7f86bb 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_storage_hosts_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_storage_hosts_setup.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     dest: "/etc/default/rsync"
     line: "RSYNC_ENABLE=true"
     regexp: "^RSYNC_ENABLE*"
-  when: ansible_pkg_mgr =="apt"
+  when: ansible_facts['pkg_mgr'] =="apt"
   notify: "Restart rsync service"
 
 - name: "Setup swift-recon-cron cron job"
diff --git a/templates/account-server-2.conf.j2 b/templates/account-server-2.conf.j2
index 5303bd48..8abbdb16 100644
--- a/templates/account-server-2.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/account-server-2.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/account-server-replicator.conf.j2 b/templates/account-server-replicator.conf.j2
index 117f2b0c..6b65fb56 100644
--- a/templates/account-server-replicator.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/account-server-replicator.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/account-server.conf.j2 b/templates/account-server.conf.j2
index 4f182d12..ff099a79 100644
--- a/templates/account-server.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/account-server.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/container-server-2.conf.j2 b/templates/container-server-2.conf.j2
index c1fcc692..a4be0e24 100644
--- a/templates/container-server-2.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/container-server-2.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/container-server-replicator.conf.j2 b/templates/container-server-replicator.conf.j2
index 91dd4cae..cf6fb491 100644
--- a/templates/container-server-replicator.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/container-server-replicator.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/container-server.conf.j2 b/templates/container-server.conf.j2
index 8a8fbbdc..9f4faa8e 100644
--- a/templates/container-server.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/container-server.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/object-server-2.conf.j2 b/templates/object-server-2.conf.j2
index 13a18d48..4ad31ef6 100644
--- a/templates/object-server-2.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/object-server-2.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/object-server-replicator.conf.j2 b/templates/object-server-replicator.conf.j2
index cbf68dc4..239b3cca 100644
--- a/templates/object-server-replicator.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/object-server-replicator.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]
diff --git a/templates/object-server.conf.j2 b/templates/object-server.conf.j2
index 5c60a42a..2aadfc45 100644
--- a/templates/object-server.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/object-server.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-{% set _api_threads = ansible_processor_vcpus|default(2) // 2 %}
+{% set _api_threads = ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']|default(2) // 2 %}
 {% set api_threads = _api_threads if _api_threads > 0 else 1 %}
 
 [DEFAULT]