diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook.py b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
index a8e6f0d834c..bd5a3c33bde 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@ class PlayBook(object):
             module_args = tokens[1]
 
         # include task specific vars
-        module_vars = task.get('vars')
-
+        module_vars = task.get('vars', {})
+        if 'first_available_file' in task:
+            module_vars['first_available_file'] = task.get('first_available_file')
+        
         # tasks can be direct (run on all nodes matching
         # the pattern) or conditional, where they ran
         # as the result of a change handler on a subset
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 1cba37ce4fa..1bf098b631b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -390,6 +390,20 @@ class Runner(object):
 
         # apply templating to source argument
         inject = self.setup_cache.get(conn.host,{})
+        
+        # if we have first_available_file in our vars
+        # look up the files and use the first one we find as src
+        if 'first_available_file' in self.module_vars:
+            found = False
+            for fn in self.module_vars.get('first_available_file'):
+                fn = utils.template(fn, inject, self.setup_cache)
+                if os.path.exists(fn):
+                    source = fn
+                    found = True
+                    break
+            if not found:
+                return (host, True, dict(failed=True, msg="could not find src"), '')
+        
         source = utils.template(source, inject, self.setup_cache)
 
         # transfer the file to a remote tmp location
@@ -480,6 +494,20 @@ class Runner(object):
 
         # apply templating to source argument so vars can be used in the path
         inject = self.setup_cache.get(conn.host,{})
+
+        # if we have first_available_file in our vars
+        # look up the files and use the first one we find as src
+        if 'first_available_file' in self.module_vars:
+            found = False
+            for fn in self.module_vars.get('first_available_file'):
+                fn = utils.template(fn, inject, self.setup_cache)
+                if os.path.exists(fn):
+                    source = fn
+                    found = True
+                    break
+            if not found:
+                return (host, True, dict(failed=True, msg="could not find src"), '')
+
         source = utils.template(source, inject, self.setup_cache)
 
         (host, ok, data, err) = (None, None, None, None)
diff --git a/library/copy b/library/copy
index b5a52647a95..f6cf6028610 100755
--- a/library/copy
+++ b/library/copy
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ for x in items:
 src  = params['src']
 dest = params['dest']
 if src:
-   src = os.path.expanduser(src)
+    src = os.path.expanduser(src)
 if dest:
-   dest = os.path.expanduser(dest)
+    dest = os.path.expanduser(dest)
  
 # raise an error if there is no src file
 if not os.path.exists(src):
diff --git a/library/yum b/library/yum
index bb4f690281d..ee773ee15f2 100755
--- a/library/yum
+++ b/library/yum
@@ -57,13 +57,24 @@ def pkg_to_dict(po):
         'epoch':po.epoch,
         'release':po.release,
         'version':po.version,
-        'repo':po.ui_from_repo,
-        '_nevra':po.ui_nevra,
         }
+        
     if type(po) == yum.rpmsack.RPMInstalledPackage:
         d['yumstate'] = 'installed'
+        d['repo'] = 'installed'
     else:
         d['yumstate'] = 'available'
+        d['repo'] =  po.repoid
+    
+    if hasattr(po, 'ui_from_repo'):
+        d['repo'] = po.ui_from_repo
+        
+    if hasattr(po, 'ui_nevra'):
+        d['_nevra'] = po.ui_nevra
+    else:
+        d['_nevra'] = '%s-%s-%s.%s' % (po.name, po.version, po.release, po.arch)
+        
+    
 
     return d
     
@@ -215,6 +226,9 @@ def ensure(my, state, pkgspec):
                 
     if state == 'latest':
         updates = my.doPackageLists(pkgnarrow='updates', patterns=[pkgspec]).updates
+        # sucks but this is for rhel5 - won't matter for rhel6 or fedora or whatnot
+        e,m,u = yum.parsePackages(updates, [pkgspec], casematch=True)
+        updates = e + m
         avail =  my.doPackageLists(pkgnarrow='available', patterns=[pkgspec]).available
         if not updates and not avail:
             if not my.doPackageLists(pkgnarrow='installed', patterns=[pkgspec]).installed: