diff --git a/roles/generate-hosts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/generate-hosts/tasks/main.yml
index ed24ab1..186649f 100644
--- a/roles/generate-hosts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/generate-hosts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 - name: update hosts
   connection: local
   become: no
-  git: repo=~git/public/hosts.git dest=generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}
+  git: repo=~git/public/hosts.git dest=/tmp/generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}
 
 - name: generate hosts file
   connection: local
   become: no
-  shell: generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/generate-hosts.py < generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/hosts.in > generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/hosts
+  shell: /tmp/generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/generate-hosts.py < /tmp/generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/hosts.in > /tmp/generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/hosts
 
 - name: copy hosts file
-  copy: src=generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/hosts dest=/etc/hosts backup=yes
+  copy: src=/tmp/generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }}/hosts dest=/etc/hosts backup=yes
+
+- name: cleanup generate-hosts
+  connection: local
+  become: no
+  file: path=/tmp/generate-hosts-{{ ansible_hostname }} state=absent