diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/add-new-service.yml b/ansible/playbooks/add-new-service.yml
index 7754900..b12abbe 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/add-new-service.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/add-new-service.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-# TODO: Create venv and install ansible? That way not dependent on ansible
-# being installed on machine.
 ---
 - name: Add a new service
   hosts: sls-vserv-bd-hla01-dev
   connection: local
   gather_facts: true  # Gather once here, available to all included tasks!
 
+  vars:
+    repo_root: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../.."
+
   tasks:
     # - name: Install Master IOC
     #   vars:
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/deploy-and-restart-modified-services.yml b/ansible/playbooks/deploy-and-restart-modified-services.yml
index 44689b5..5a090cf 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/deploy-and-restart-modified-services.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/deploy-and-restart-modified-services.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     # Passed from the Gitea workflow, e.g., "master playground"
     changed_services_raw: ""
     agebd_env: "dev"
+    repo_root: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../.."
 
   tasks:
     # Fail early if no services were modified
diff --git a/ansible/tasks/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml b/ansible/tasks/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml
index d567a5a..e8e4555 100644
--- a/ansible/tasks/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml
+++ b/ansible/tasks/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # TODO: make sure this is what we want (essentially wipes existing dest dir)
 - name: "[{{ target_service_name_lower }}] Sync service deployment files"
   ansible.posix.synchronize:
-    src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../../services/{{ target_service_name_lower }}/current/"
+    src: "{{ repo_root }}/services/{{ target_service_name_lower }}/current/"
     dest: "{{ svc_current_dir }}/"
     delete: yes # This removes stale files on the target that no longer exist locally
     recursive: yes