diff --git a/playbooks/dependencies/01-setup-deps.yaml b/playbooks/dependencies/01-setup-deps.yaml
index 795901c..6b1d415 100644
--- a/playbooks/dependencies/01-setup-deps.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/dependencies/01-setup-deps.yaml
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
       ansible.builtin.apt:
         pkg:
           - python3-venv
-          - bat
-    - name: Link batcat to bat
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        src: /usr/bin/batcat
-        dest: /home/gaugendre/.local/bin/bat
-        owner: gaugendre
-        group: gaugendre
-        state: link
     - name: Setup venv
       # github3.py required by the goatcounter playbook
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
diff --git a/playbooks/dependencies/all.yaml b/playbooks/dependencies/all.yaml
index 452a35b..57117a5 100644
--- a/playbooks/dependencies/all.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/dependencies/all.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 # intentionally leaving 00-clean-deps to prevent re-creating the venv every time
 - import_playbook: 01-setup-deps.yaml # noqa: name[play]
+- import_playbook: bat.yaml # noqa: name[play]
 - import_playbook: caddy.yaml # noqa: name[play]
diff --git a/playbooks/dependencies/bat.yaml b/playbooks/dependencies/bat.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d07d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/dependencies/bat.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Setup ansible python dependencies
+  hosts: servers
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install system deps
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        pkg:
+          - bat
+    - name: Link batcat to bat
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: /usr/bin/batcat
+        dest: /home/gaugendre/.local/bin/bat
+        state: link