diff --git a/cloud/ansible/openstack/deploy_tpot.yaml b/cloud/ansible/openstack/deploy_tpot.yaml
index 02616d5c..5e3ee05a 100644
--- a/cloud/ansible/openstack/deploy_tpot.yaml
+++ b/cloud/ansible/openstack/deploy_tpot.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@
   roles:
     - check
 
-- name: Deploy instance
+- name: Deploy instances
   hosts: localhost
   vars_files: my_os_cloud.yaml
-  roles:
-    - create_net
-    - create_vm
+  tasks:
+    - name: Create security group and network
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: create_net
+    - name: Create one or more instances
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: create_vm
+      loop: "{{ range(0, 1) }}"
+      loop_control:
+        extended: yes
 
-- name: Install T-Pot on new instance
+- name: Install T-Pot
   hosts: tpot
   remote_user: linux
   become: yes
diff --git a/cloud/ansible/openstack/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yaml b/cloud/ansible/openstack/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yaml
index a9e6762e..71ad71e7 100644
--- a/cloud/ansible/openstack/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/cloud/ansible/openstack/roles/create_vm/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     tpot_name: "t-pot-ansible-{{ lookup('password', '/dev/null chars=ascii_lowercase,digits length=6') }}"
 
-- name: Create instance
+- name: Create instance {{ ansible_loop.index }} of {{ ansible_loop.length }}
   openstack.cloud.server:
     cloud: "{{ cloud }}"
     name: "{{ tpot_name }}"