diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index b135b48fb..c579a576b 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fact_caching_timeout = 7200
 nocows = 1
 callback_whitelist = profile_tasks
 stdout_callback = yaml
+force_valid_group_names = ignore
 
 # Disable them in the context of https://review.openstack.org/#/c/469644
 retry_files_enabled = False
diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/ansible.cfg b/infrastructure-playbooks/ansible.cfg
index 8d42b01c0..20373dc95 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/ansible.cfg
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/ansible.cfg
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ ansible_managed = Please do not change this file directly since it is managed by
 action_plugins = ../plugins/actions
 callback_plugins = ../plugins/callback
 roles_path = ../roles
+force_valid_group_names = ignore
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