diff --git a/util/ansible/deploy.yml b/util/ansible/deploy.yml
index 5bc11df..69adceb 100644
--- a/util/ansible/deploy.yml
+++ b/util/ansible/deploy.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 - name: Update web servers
   hosts: ec2
   gather_facts: false
+  environment:
+    backend_port: 80
   roles:
     - configure-server
     - deploy-artifact
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diff --git a/util/ansible/roles/configure-server/tasks/main.yml b/util/ansible/roles/configure-server/tasks/main.yml
index 1eaef1d..b264314 100644
--- a/util/ansible/roles/configure-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/util/ansible/roles/configure-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,4 @@
     dest: "/etc/environment"
     state: present
     regexp: "^PORT="
-    line: "PORT=80"
-  
-- name: Source the environment file 
-  shell: "source /etc/environment"
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+    line: "PORT={{ backend_port }}"