diff --git a/.ci/ansible/playbook.yml b/.ci/ansible/playbook.yml
index 5c2887b09d..1c5d533c70 100644
--- a/.ci/ansible/playbook.yml
+++ b/.ci/ansible/playbook.yml
@@ -71,10 +71,14 @@
       - setup-stack
 
   - name: Configure stack files
-    shell: |
-      sed -i '' -e 's,http://elasticsearch,http://{{inventory_hostname}},g' /home/{{ansible_user}}/e2e-testing/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/default/kibana.config.yml
-      sed -i '' -e 's,http://fleet-server,http://{{inventory_hostname}},g' /home/{{ansible_user}}/e2e-testing/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/default/kibana.config.yml
-      sed -i '' -e 's,http://package-registry:8080,https://epr-staging.elastic.co,g' /home/{{ansible_user}}/e2e-testing/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/default/kibana.config.yml
+    ansible.builtin.replace:
+      path: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/e2e-testing/cli/config/compose/profiles/fleet/default/kibana.config.yml"
+      regexp: '{{ item.old }}'
+      replace: '{{ item.new }}'
+    loop:
+      - { old: 'http://elasticsearch', new: 'http://{{ inventory_hostname }}' }
+      - { old: 'http://fleet-server', new: 'http://{{ inventory_hostname }}' }
+      - { old: 'http://package-registry:8080', new: 'https://epr-staging.elastic.co' }
     tags:
       - setup-stack