# Modules embedding in roles is broken

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-embedding-in-roles-is-broken/16425>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [October 3, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-embedding-in-roles-is-broken/16425 "2014-10-03T20:38:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Pierson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sam\_Pierson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sam_Pierson)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-embedding-in-roles-is-broken/16425/1 "2014-10-03T20:38:45Z")

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Since the submodule refactor, embedded modules do not work, unless they are used in the first play in a playbook. I just spent half a day narrowing this down, and I have created a simple example of this behavior at [https://github.com/omadahealth/example-playbook.git](https://github.com/omadahealth/example-playbook.git). I have filed this issue as [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/9263](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/9263).

The only difference between broken.yml and works.yml is the order of the plays:

$ ansible --version  
ansible 1.8 (devel 402d0c37b8) last updated 2014/10/03 10:21:02 (GMT -700)  
lib/ansible/modules/core: (detached HEAD cb69744bce) last updated 2014/10/03 10:21:08 (GMT -700)  
lib/ansible/modules/extras: (detached HEAD 8a4f07eecd) last updated 2014/10/03 10:21:13 (GMT -700)  
configured module search path = None

$ ansible-playbook -i inventory broken.yml  
ERROR: embedded\_module is not a legal parameter in an Ansible task or handler

$ ansible-playbook -i inventory works.yml

PLAY [Demonstrate embeded modules stopped working] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

TASK: [role-with-embedded-module | Invoke embedded module] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
changed: [localhost]

PLAY [Play the First] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

TASK: [another\_role | What time is it?] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
localhost : ok=2 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0

It works file with ansible 1.7.1. Both play books run to completion.

-Sam.

**Sam Pierson**

Chief Engineer | [Omada Health](http://omadahealth.com/)  
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-embedding-in-roles-is-broken/16425/2 "2014-10-03T22:31:15Z")

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Thanks, I’ve got your github ticket and we’ve up-prioritized this one so we can take a look at the devel branch!