diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml b/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
index 313de9638..1e45bd216 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/terraform.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   extends: .terraform_install
   stage: deploy-part2
   when: manual
+  variables:
+    ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_UNPARSED_FAILED: "true"
   script:
     - terraform apply -auto-approve ../../contrib/terraform/$PROVIDER
     - ansible-playbook -i hosts ../../cluster.yml --become
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ tf-packet-ubuntu16-default:
     TF_VAR_number_of_k8s_nodes: "1"
     TF_VAR_plan_k8s_masters: t1.small.x86
     TF_VAR_plan_k8s_nodes: t1.small.x86
-    TF_VAR_facilities: '["ewr1"]'
+    TF_VAR_facility: ewr1
     TF_VAR_public_key_path: ""
     TF_VAR_operating_system: ubuntu_16_04
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ tf-packet-ubuntu18-default:
     TF_VAR_number_of_k8s_nodes: "1"
     TF_VAR_plan_k8s_masters: t1.small.x86
     TF_VAR_plan_k8s_nodes: t1.small.x86
-    TF_VAR_facilities: '["ams1"]'
+    TF_VAR_facility: ams1
     TF_VAR_public_key_path: ""
     TF_VAR_operating_system: ubuntu_18_04
 
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/packet/kubespray.tf b/contrib/terraform/packet/kubespray.tf
index 282601a39..e3b6bfc2f 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/packet/kubespray.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/packet/kubespray.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ resource "packet_device" "k8s_master" {
   count            = "${var.number_of_k8s_masters}"
   hostname         = "${var.cluster_name}-k8s-master-${count.index+1}"
   plan             = "${var.plan_k8s_masters}"
-  facilities       = "${var.facilities}"
+  facilities       = ["${var.facility}"]
   operating_system = "${var.operating_system}"
   billing_cycle    = "${var.billing_cycle}"
   project_id       = "${var.packet_project_id}"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ resource "packet_device" "k8s_master_no_etcd" {
   count            = "${var.number_of_k8s_masters_no_etcd}"
   hostname         = "${var.cluster_name}-k8s-master-${count.index+1}"
   plan             = "${var.plan_k8s_masters_no_etcd}"
-  facilities       = "${var.facilities}"
+  facilities       = ["${var.facility}"]
   operating_system = "${var.operating_system}"
   billing_cycle    = "${var.billing_cycle}"
   project_id       = "${var.packet_project_id}"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ resource "packet_device" "k8s_etcd" {
   count            = "${var.number_of_etcd}"
   hostname         = "${var.cluster_name}-etcd-${count.index+1}"
   plan             = "${var.plan_etcd}"
-  facilities       = "${var.facilities}"
+  facilities       = ["${var.facility}"]
   operating_system = "${var.operating_system}"
   billing_cycle    = "${var.billing_cycle}"
   project_id       = "${var.packet_project_id}"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ resource "packet_device" "k8s_node" {
   count            = "${var.number_of_k8s_nodes}"
   hostname         = "${var.cluster_name}-k8s-node-${count.index+1}"
   plan             = "${var.plan_k8s_nodes}"
-  facilities       = "${var.facilities}"
+  facilities       = ["${var.facility}"]
   operating_system = "${var.operating_system}"
   billing_cycle    = "${var.billing_cycle}"
   project_id       = "${var.packet_project_id}"
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/packet/sample-inventory/cluster.tf b/contrib/terraform/packet/sample-inventory/cluster.tf
index a17b7a696..2482194cf 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/packet/sample-inventory/cluster.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/packet/sample-inventory/cluster.tf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ packet_project_id = "Example-API-Token"
 public_key_path = "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
 
 # cluster location
-facilities = ["ewr1"]
+facility = "ewr1"
 
 # standalone etcds
 number_of_etcd = 0
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/packet/variables.tf b/contrib/terraform/packet/variables.tf
index 0d28fee31..e71b78bbf 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/packet/variables.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/packet/variables.tf
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ variable "billing_cycle" {
   default = "hourly"
 }
 
-variable "facilities" {
-  default = ["dfw2"]
+variable "facility" {
+  default = "dfw2"
 }
 
 variable "plan_k8s_masters" {
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/terraform.py b/contrib/terraform/terraform.py
index efeb167b0..24a95622e 100755
--- a/contrib/terraform/terraform.py
+++ b/contrib/terraform/terraform.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def packet_device(resource, tfvars=None):
     }
 
     # add groups based on attrs
-    groups.append('packet_facilities=' + attrs['facilities'])
     groups.append('packet_operating_system=' + attrs['operating_system'])
     groups.append('packet_locked=%s' % attrs['locked'])
     groups.append('packet_state=' + attrs['state'])