diff --git a/playbooks/groups/kernel-qa.yml b/playbooks/groups/kernel-qa.yml
index cf5e257371..1c87278acd 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/kernel-qa.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/kernel-qa.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@
    - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
 
   tasks:
-  # dummy task as filler
-  - name: dummy ping
-    action: ping
   # this is how you include other task lists
-  # - include: $tasks/sometasks.yml
+  - include: $tasks/base.yml
+
 
   handlers:
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml