diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp.yml
index 4449ac98d..bcd93a861 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   set_fact:
     create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp_list:
       - ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp.log"
-      - ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/"
+      - ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR="/tmp/ceph_ansible_control_path"
       - ANSIBLE_CONFIG=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/ansible.cfg
       - ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TEMP=/tmp/create_ceph_ansible_remote_tmp
       - "{{ calling_ansible_environment_variables|join(' ') }}"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/main.yml
index 79138802e..e290d5e10 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_run_ansible/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       - ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/plugins/filter/
       - ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/roles/
       - ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/ceph_ansible_command.log"
+      - ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR="/tmp/ceph_ansible_control_path"
       - ANSIBLE_LIBRARY=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/library/
       - ANSIBLE_CONFIG=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/ansible.cfg
       - ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TEMP="{{ ceph_ansible_remote_tmp }}"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_uuid/tasks/gather.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_uuid/tasks/gather.yml
index bdcb3d01f..bacca8774 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_uuid/tasks/gather.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_ceph_uuid/tasks/gather.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   set_fact:
     nodes_uuid_list:
       - ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/nodes_uuid_command.log"
-      - ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/"
+      - ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR="/tmp/ceph_ansible_control_path"
       - ANSIBLE_CONFIG=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/ansible.cfg
       - ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TEMP=/tmp/nodes_uuid_tmp
       - "{{ calling_ansible_environment_variables|join(' ') }}"