diff --git a/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39b95c2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- name: Start db-mongo docker container
+  become: yes
+  docker_container:
+    name: db-mongo
+    image: mongo:3.6
+    state: started
+    ports:
+      - 27017:27017
+    restart_policy: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /srv/newsblur/docker/volumes/db_mongo:/data/db
diff --git a/ansible/setup_mongo.yml b/ansible/setup_mongo.yml
index 9aecb6b30..3a2b82946 100644
--- a/ansible/setup_mongo.yml
+++ b/ansible/setup_mongo.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,4 @@
       - base
       - docker
       - repo
-  tasks:
-    - name: Start db-mongo docker container
-      become: yes
-      docker_container:
-        name: db-mongo
-        image: mongo:3.6
-        state: started
-        ports:
-          - 27017:27017
-        restart_policy: unless-stopped
-        volumes:
-          - /srv/newsblur/docker/volumes/db_mongo:/data/db
+      - mongo
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