diff --git a/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py b/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py
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+++ b/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+os.environ['ANSIBLE_STRATEGY'] = 'mitogen_linear'
+subprocess.check_call(['./run_ansible_playbook.py'] + sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.sh b/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.sh
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--- a/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.sh
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-export ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
-exec ./run_ansible_playbook.py "$@"