diff --git a/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_role.json b/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_role.json
index 5e586e28..1dcc540c 100644
--- a/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_role.json
+++ b/automation/roles/bubble/files/bubble_role.json
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
     {"name": "restore_key", "value": "[[restoreKey]]"},
     {"name": "restore_timeout", "value": "[[restoreTimeoutSeconds]]"},
     {"name": "test_mode", "value": "[[testMode]]"},
-    {"name": "errbit_url", "value": "[[#compare fork '==' true]][[configuration.errorApi.url]][[/compare]]"},
-    {"name": "errbit_key", "value": "[[#compare fork '==' true]][[configuration.errorApi.key]][[/compare]]"},
-    {"name": "errbit_env", "value": "[[#compare fork '==' true]][[node.fqdn]][[/compare]]"}
+    {"name": "errbit_url", "value": "[[errbit_url]]"},
+    {"name": "errbit_key", "value": "[[errbit_key]]"},
+    {"name": "errbit_env", "value": "[[errbit_env]]"}
   ],
   "optionalConfigNames": ["restore_key", "restore_timeout", "errbit_url", "errbit_key", "errbit_env"],
   "tgzB64": ""
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/cloud/AnsiblePrepService.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/cloud/AnsiblePrepService.java
index b4de9887..09fbe83d 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/cloud/AnsiblePrepService.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/service/cloud/AnsiblePrepService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.cobbzilla.util.handlebars.HandlebarsUtil;
 import org.cobbzilla.util.io.Tarball;
 import org.cobbzilla.util.io.TempDir;
 import org.cobbzilla.util.string.Base64;
+import org.cobbzilla.wizard.server.config.ErrorApiConfiguration;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.validation.ValidationResult;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -80,9 +81,10 @@ public class AnsiblePrepService {
         ctx.put("sslPort", network.getSslPort());
         ctx.put("publicBaseUri", network.getPublicUri());
 
-        if (network.sendMetrics()) {
-            ctx.put("errbit_url", configuration.getErrorApi().getUrl());
-            ctx.put("errbit_key", configuration.getErrorApi().getKey());
+        if (network.sendMetrics() && configuration.hasErrorApi()) {
+            final ErrorApiConfiguration errorApi = configuration.getErrorApi();
+            ctx.put("errbit_url", errorApi.getUrl());
+            ctx.put("errbit_key", errorApi.getKey());
             ctx.put("errbit_env", node.getFqdn());
         }
 
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/ansible/default_roles.json b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/ansible/default_roles.json
index 2abce282..bfe33f21 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/ansible/default_roles.json
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/ansible/default_roles.json
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
       {"name": "restore_key", "value": "[[restoreKey]]"},
       {"name": "restore_timeout", "value": "[[restoreTimeoutSeconds]]"},
       {"name": "test_mode", "value": "[[testMode]]"},
-      {"name": "errbit_url", "value": "[[#compare fork '==' true]][[configuration.errorApi.url]][[/compare]]"},
-      {"name": "errbit_key", "value": "[[#compare fork '==' true]][[configuration.errorApi.key]][[/compare]]"},
-      {"name": "errbit_env", "value": "[[#compare fork '==' true]][[node.fqdn]][[/compare]]"}
+      {"name": "errbit_url", "value": "[[errbit_url]]"},
+      {"name": "errbit_key", "value": "[[errbit_key]]"},
+      {"name": "errbit_env", "value": "[[errbit_env]]"}
     ],
     "optionalConfigNames": ["restore_key", "restore_timeout", "errbit_url", "errbit_key", "errbit_env"],
     "tgzB64": ""