diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml
index ae24912..96302e4 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ jobs:
           # Execute the script, passing necessary environment variables
           bash scripts/run_ansible_ci.sh
         env:
-          IMAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag_name }}
+          # Provide VMIDs and names, overriding group_vars if desired.
+          # These will be passed as `--extra-vars` to Ansible.
+          ANSIBLE_EXTRA_VARS: >-
+            backup_template_vmid=${{ env.TEMPLATE_VMID | default('9001') }}
+            latest_template_vmid=${{ env.LATEST_TEMPLATE_VMID | default('9000') }}
+            version=${{ steps.version.outputs.tag_name }}
 
       - name: Extract flake metadata
         id: meta
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1f3e4d..55a09d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Nixs base image for promxox
+# NixOS base image for promxox
 This is the nixos base image to be used as a template in proxmox
 
 ## Using this base image
diff --git a/scripts/run_ansible_ci.sh b/scripts/run_ansible_ci.sh
index 0d1bd7f..5213ffa 100755
--- a/scripts/run_ansible_ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_ansible_ci.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,34 @@ fi
 cd "${ANSIBLE_DIR}"
 echo "Changed directory to: $(pwd)"
 
+# # --- 3. Define Ansible Extra Variables ---
+# # Base extra variables from our static definitions
+EXTRA_VARS=(
+  # "local_image_path_ci=${PROXMOX_LOCAL_IMAGE_PATH_FROM_BUILD}" # Path to the image file on the CI runner
+  # "image_filename=$(basename "${PROXMOX_LOCAL_IMAGE_PATH_FROM_BUILD}")" # Extract filename
+)
+
+# # Append any other variables passed via ANSIBLE_EXTRA_VARS from the workflow
+if [[ -n "${ANSIBLE_EXTRA_VARS:-}" ]]; then
+  # Split by space or newline and add to array
+  IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a ADDITIONAL_VARS <<< "${ANSIBLE_EXTRA_VARS}" || true
+  for var in "${ADDITIONAL_VARS[@]}"; do
+    EXTRA_VARS+=("${var}")
+  done
+fi
+
+# # --- 4. Execute the Ansible Playbook ---
+# echo "Executing Ansible playbook: upload-template.yml"
+
+# # Construct the full --extra-vars string
+EXTRA_VARS_ARGS=""
+for var in "${EXTRA_VARS[@]}"; do
+  EXTRA_VARS_ARGS+=" -e ${var}"
+done
+
 ansible-playbook upload-template.yml \
   --inventory inventory/hosts.yml \
-  -e "version=${IMAGE_VERSION:-v0.0.0}" # \
+  ${EXTRA_VARS_ARGS} # \
   # --diff \
   # --check false # Set to true for a dry run, false for actual execution