diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml
index aebf1a42ab..2bff285b5c 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml
@@ -15,15 +15,28 @@
     swap_size: 4096
 
   roles:
-    - aixfs
-    - syslogs
+    # AIX base requirements
     - X11
+    - openssl
+    # verify/install IBM compilers
     - xlc_v13
     - xlc_v16
-    - openssl
+    # AIX configuration
+    - aixfs
+    - syslogs
 
+    # yum based installation of additional software
     - yum
 
+    # users needed - wait until here to be sure bash is installed
+    - jenkins_user
+    - zeus_user
+
+    # additional OSS packages (needing python)
+    - ant
+    - ant_contrib
+
+    # install/verify boot versions of ojdk
     - bootjdk7
     - bootjdk8
     - bootjdk9
@@ -31,12 +44,6 @@
     - bootjdk11
     - bootjdk12
 
-    - ant
-    - ant_contrib
-
-    - jenkins_user
-    - zeus_user
-
   tasks:
   ######################################
   # Add bash to available login shells #