Read hostvars only on hosts that run Ansible

tasks/main.yml

@@ -26,19 +26,23 @@
       - '{{ admins|default([]) }}'
       - '{{ jailusers|default([]) }}'
 
-  - name: "Read available variable cache files"
-    shell: ls ~/.ansible/hostvars
-    become: no
-    register: variable_files
-    failed_when: false
-    changed_when: false
-    ignore_errors: true
-    tags: always
-
-  - include: more.yml
-    with_items: '{{ variable_files.stdout_lines|default([]) }}'
-    loop_control:
-      loop_var: inventory_name
+  - block:
+
+    - name: "Read available variable cache files"
+      shell: ls ~/.ansible/hostvars
+      become: no
+      register: variable_files
+      failed_when: false
+      changed_when: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+      tags: always
+
+    - include: more.yml
+      with_items: '{{ variable_files.stdout_lines|default([]) }}'
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: inventory_name
+
+    when: lookup('pipe','hostname') == inventory_hostname
 
   - name: 'Remember that this role had been run'
     set_fact: role_commonconnect_completed=true