diff --git a/play.yml b/play.yml
index a131618..f5b0ab2 100644
--- a/play.yml
+++ b/play.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@
         # the network name in host environment. We should run our own dns...
       docker_network: slurm
     when: '"slurm" in group_names'
-    tags: slurm, slurm-config
+    tags: slurm, cobald, slurm-config
+    # tags: cobald requires some slurm facts, so cobald tag is included here
 
   - name: "install cobald"
     include_role: