diff --git a/ansible/deploy-ooni-backend.yml b/ansible/deploy-ooni-backend.yml
index 7bc2cf7..24c70aa 100644
--- a/ansible/deploy-ooni-backend.yml
+++ b/ansible/deploy-ooni-backend.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - hosts: backend-hel.ooni.org
   roles:
     - role: bootstrap
+    - role: base-backend
     - role: nftables
     - role: nginx
       tags: nginx
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
index de1c174..500d58f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@
   tags:
     - nftables
 
-- name: Set the backend host configuration if valid
-  when: inventory_hostname == 'backend-hel.ooni.org'
-  ansible.builtin.include_role:
-    name: base-backend
-    tags: 
-     - base-backend
-
 - name: Configure journald
   tags:
     - journald