diff --git a/.ci/ansible_tests.py b/.ci/ansible_tests.py
index b2aa3199..665e2c60 100755
--- a/.ci/ansible_tests.py
+++ b/.ci/ansible_tests.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ with ci_lib.Fold('job_setup'):
 with ci_lib.Fold('ansible'):
     playbook = os.environ.get('PLAYBOOK', 'all.yml')
     try:
-        run('./run_ansible_playbook.py %s -i "%s" -vvv %s',
+        run('./run_ansible_playbook.py %s -i "%s" %s',
             playbook, HOSTS_DIR, ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
     except:
         pause_if_interactive()
diff --git a/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml b/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml
index c22dcf6c..bde7fa87 100644
--- a/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 # Add steps that analyze code, save the dist with the build record, publish to a PyPI-compatible index, and more:
 # https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/languages/python
 
+# User defined variables are also injected as environment variables
+# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/variables#environment-variables
+#variables:
+  #ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 3
+
 jobs:
 
 - job: Mac
diff --git a/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py b/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py
index 6d7bef0d..13c77d96 100755
--- a/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py
+++ b/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ with ci_lib.Fold('machine_prep'):
 
     if os.path.expanduser('~mitogen__user1') == '~mitogen__user1':
         os.chdir(IMAGE_PREP_DIR)
-        run("ansible-playbook -c local -i localhost, _user_accounts.yml -vvv")
+        run("ansible-playbook -c local -i localhost, _user_accounts.yml")
 
 
 with ci_lib.Fold('ansible'):
     os.chdir(TESTS_DIR)
     playbook = os.environ.get('PLAYBOOK', 'all.yml')
-    run('./run_ansible_playbook.py %s -l target %s -vvv',
+    run('./run_ansible_playbook.py %s -l target %s',
         playbook, ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))