diff --git a/VirtualMachineService/ancon/Playbook.py b/VirtualMachineService/ancon/Playbook.py
index 83a9df06..1f31e2f8 100644
--- a/VirtualMachineService/ancon/Playbook.py
+++ b/VirtualMachineService/ancon/Playbook.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self.returncode = -1
         self.playbooks_information = playbooks_information
+        LOG.exception(self.playbooks_information)
+
         self.stdout = ""
         self.stderr = ""
         # init temporary directories and mandatory generic files
@@ -132,8 +134,7 @@ def copy_playbooks_and_init(self, playbooks_information, public_key):
 
     def copy_and_init(self, playbook_name, playbook_vars):
         def load_vars():
-            LOG.info(f"Playbook vars: {playbook_vars}")
-
+            LOG.info(f" Playbook vars: {playbook_vars}")
             if playbook_name == CONDA:
                 for k, v in playbook_vars.items():
                     if k == "packages":
@@ -146,16 +147,16 @@ def load_vars():
                         data[playbook_name + "_vars"][k] = p_dict
             if playbook_name in self.loaded_metadata_keys:
                 for k, v in playbook_vars.items():
+                    LOG.info(playbook_vars)
                     if k == "template_version":
                         data[playbook_name + "_vars"][k] = v
-                    elif k == "create_only_backend":
-                        create_only_backend = data[playbook_name + "_vars"][k]
-                        if create_only_backend in ["false", "False"]:
+                    if k == "create_only_backend":
+                        if playbook_vars[k] in ["false", "False"]:
                             data[playbook_name + "_vars"][k] = False
-                        elif create_only_backend in ["true", "True"]:
+                        elif playbook_vars[k] in ["true", "True"]:
                             data[playbook_name + "_vars"][k] = True
 
-                    elif k == "base_url":
+                    if k == "base_url":
                         data[playbook_name + "_vars"][k] = v
 
             if playbook_name == OPTIONAL:
@@ -176,17 +177,15 @@ def load_vars():
         playbook_name_local = playbook_name
         if os.path.isfile(self.directory.name + site_specific_yml):
             playbook_name_local = playbook_name + "-" + self.cloud_site
-        original_playbook_var_yml = f"{self.playbooks_dir}/{playbook_name}/{playbook_name}_vars_file.yml"
+
         playbook_var_yml = f"/{playbook_name}_vars_file.yml"
-        LOG.info("Remove copy of vars file")
-        os.remove(self.directory.name + playbook_var_yml)
 
         try:
-            with open(original_playbook_var_yml, mode="r") as original_vars_yml:
-                data = self.yaml_exec.load(original_vars_yml)
+            with open(self.directory.name + playbook_var_yml, mode="r") as variables:
+                data = self.yaml_exec.load(variables)
                 load_vars()
-            with open(self.directory.name + playbook_var_yml, mode="w") as playbook_variables_yml:
-                self.yaml_exec.dump(data, playbook_variables_yml)
+            with open(self.directory.name + playbook_var_yml, mode="w") as variables:
+                self.yaml_exec.dump(data, variables)
             self.add_to_playbook_lists(playbook_name_local, playbook_name)
         except shutil.Error as e:
             LOG.exception(e)