diff --git a/packer/ansible/nginx_web_proxy.yml b/packer/ansible/nginx_web_proxy.yml
index 21c0deae..9f65235d 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/nginx_web_proxy.yml
+++ b/packer/ansible/nginx_web_proxy.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 - hosts: all
   gather_facts: False
   become: true
+  vars:
+    proxy_server_ip: "10.0.1.12"
+    proxy_server_port: "8000"
   roles:
-    - nginx_web_proxy
\ No newline at end of file
+    - nginx_web_proxy
diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/tasks/main.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/tasks/main.yml
index 8cc64293..16ec157f 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 - name: restart splunk
   become: true
-  command: "systemctl restart SplunkForwarder"
+  service:
+    name: SplunkForwarder
+    state: restarted
 
 - name: restart nginx again
   become: true
diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/templates/default.conf.j2 b/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/templates/default.conf.j2
index 0a4d38bf..4d6362b3 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/templates/default.conf.j2
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/nginx_web_proxy/templates/default.conf.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ server {
     location / {
     #    root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
     #    index  index.html index.htm;
-         proxy_pass   http://{{nginx_web_proxy_host}}:{{nginx_web_proxy_port}};
+         proxy_pass   http://{{proxy_server_ip}}:{{proxy_server_port}};
     }
 
     #error_page  404              /404.html;