diff --git a/playbooks/common.yml b/playbooks/common.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b1ca99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/common.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- hosts: local
+  roles:
+    - role: common
diff --git a/playbooks/launch b/playbooks/launch
index 305425c..4875f83 100755
--- a/playbooks/launch
+++ b/playbooks/launch
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ if [[ `uname` == "Linux" ]]; then
 		ansible-playbook -i inventory arch.yml
 	elif [[ -f /etc/lsb-release ]]; then
 		ansible-playbook -i inventory ubuntu.yml
-	else
+	elif [[ -f /etc/fedora-release ]]; then
 		ansible-playbook -i inventory fedora.yml
+	else
+		echo "can't autodetermine distro, just running default inventory"
+		ansible-playbook -i inventory common.yml
 	fi
 else
 	ansible-playbook -i inventory osx.yml