diff --git a/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py b/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py
index 3af1791c..54fd4283 100755
--- a/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py
+++ b/tests/ansible/mitogen_ansible_playbook.py
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 os.environ['ANSIBLE_STRATEGY'] = 'mitogen_linear'
-subprocess.check_call(['./run_ansible_playbook.py'] + sys.argv[1:])
+os.execlp(
+    './run_ansible_playbook.py',
+    './run_ansible_playbook.py',
+    *sys.argv[1:]
+)