diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml
index dc99679..677fce6 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml
+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/manifest-schema.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ properties:
             type: array
             host: {type: string}
             minItems: 1
-          playbook: {$ref: '#/definitions/absolute_path'}
+          playbook:
+            type: string
+            pattern: ^[^\0]+$
         required: [playbook]
         additionalProperties: false
-definitions:
-  absolute_path:
-    pattern: ^/[^\0]+$
-    type: string
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py
index c7e3a5d..edc2bca 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/plugins/ansible/tasks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from bootstrapvz.base import Task
 from bootstrapvz.common import phases
+from bootstrapvz.common.tools import rel_path
 import os
 
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class CheckPlaybookPath(Task):
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, info):
         from bootstrapvz.common.exceptions import TaskError
-        playbook = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['playbook']
+        playbook = rel_path(info.manifest.path, info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['playbook'])
         if not os.path.exists(playbook):
             msg = 'The playbook file {playbook} does not exist.'.format(playbook=playbook)
             raise TaskError(msg)
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class AddPackages(Task):
 
 
 class RunAnsiblePlaybook(Task):
-    description = 'Running ansible playbooks'
+    description = 'Running ansible playbook'
     phase = phases.user_modification
 
     @classmethod
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@ class RunAnsiblePlaybook(Task):
         from bootstrapvz.common.tools import log_check_call
 
         # Extract playbook and directory
-        playbook = info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['playbook']
-        playbook_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(playbook))
+        playbook = rel_path(info.manifest.path, info.manifest.plugins['ansible']['playbook'])
 
         # Check for hosts
         hosts = None
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class RunAnsiblePlaybook(Task):
             handle.write(content)
 
         # build the ansible command
-        cmd = ['ansible-playbook', '-i', inventory, os.path.basename(playbook)]
+        cmd = ['ansible-playbook', '-i', inventory, playbook]
         if extra_vars:
             tmp_cmd = ['--extra-vars', '\"{}\"'.format(extra_vars)]
             cmd.extend(tmp_cmd)
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ class RunAnsiblePlaybook(Task):
             cmd.extend(opt_flags)
 
         # Run and remove the inventory file
-        log_check_call(cmd, cwd=playbook_dir)
+        log_check_call(cmd)
         os.remove(inventory)