diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/infra-host.yml b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/infra-host.yml
index 52c6590..f0c118d 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/infra-host.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/infra-host.yml
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@
 - name: patch the thing
   args:
     chdir: /etc/ansible/roles/os_nova/
-  ansible.builtin.shell: patch -p1 < /tmp/os_nova.patch
-  when: do_patch | default(true) | bool
+    creates: /etc/ansible/roles/os_nova/.patched
+  ansible.builtin.shell: 'patch -p1 < /tmp/os_nova.patch && touch .patched'
+
 
 - name: Disable SSH Agent Forwarding
   lineinfile:
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/init-nodes.yml b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/init-nodes.yml
index 51d0f1b..57da194 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/init-nodes.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/init-nodes.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     user: root
     state: present
     key: "{{ lookup('file', 'files/buffer/infra-id_rsa.pub') }}"
-  when: tag.find("infra") == -1 and sshkey_fetch
+  when: tag.find("infra") == -1 and sshkey_fetch | default(false)
   tags: sshkey
 
     #- name: Setup a hosts file for the static deployment
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/python3-lxc.yml b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/python3-lxc.yml
index 940fd0f..4beaa1a 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/python3-lxc.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/python3-lxc.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
   with_items:
     - python38-lxc-3.0.4-11.el8.x86_64.rpm
 
+# @TODO - fix this to not be shit
+- name: Install neil/lxc3.0 copr
+  become: yes
+  shell: "dnf -y copr enable neil/lxc3.0"
+
 - name: Install package
   ansible.builtin.dnf:
     name: "{{ item }}"
+    disable_gpg_check: yes # @TODO NO
   with_items:
     - https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/neil/lxc3.0/epel-8-x86_64/03253339-lxc/lxc-4.0.10-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
     - https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/neil/lxc3.0/epel-8-x86_64/03253339-lxc/lxc-devel-4.0.10-2.el8.x86_64.rpm