diff --git a/provisioner/ansible/provisioner.go b/provisioner/ansible/provisioner.go
index 2d9b73a0b..2a200b447 100644
--- a/provisioner/ansible/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/ansible/provisioner.go
@@ -579,13 +579,14 @@ func (p *Provisioner) createCmdArgs(httpAddr, inventory, playbook, privKeyFile s
 		args = append(args, "--ssh-extra-args", "-o IdentitiesOnly=yes")
 	}
 
-	args = append(args, "-i", inventory, playbook)
-
 	args = append(args, p.config.ExtraArguments...)
+
 	if len(p.config.AnsibleEnvVars) > 0 {
 		envVars = append(envVars, p.config.AnsibleEnvVars...)
 	}
 
+	// This must be the last arg appended to args
+	args = append(args, "-i", inventory, playbook)
 	return args, envVars
 }
 
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go
index 0f7e3bb7b..d5b433684 100644
--- a/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go
@@ -594,10 +594,11 @@ func TestCreateCmdArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		p.config.AnsibleEnvVars = tc.AnsibleEnvVars
 
 		args, envVars := p.createCmdArgs(tc.callArgs[0], tc.callArgs[1], tc.callArgs[2], tc.callArgs[3])
-
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, args, tc.ExpectedArgs,
 			"Args didn't match expected:\n\n expected: \n%s\n; recieved: \n%s\n", tc.ExpectedArgs, args)
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, envVars, tc.ExpectedEnvVars, "EnvVars didn't match expected:\n\n expected: \n%s\n; recieved: \n%s\n", tc.ExpectedEnvVars, envVars)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, tc.callArgs[2], args[len(args)-1],
+			"PlayBook File Not Returned as last element: \nexpected: %s\nrecieved: %s\n", tc.callArgs[2], args[len(args)-1])
 	}
 }