diff --git a/roles/slurm-trigger/README.rst b/roles/slurm-trigger/README.rst
index 04f41095ec0ae2413ac9182e93ec2c70279d2f12..61779b1815da7ec036ee5352fe029a5fb3c55fc6 100644
--- a/roles/slurm-trigger/README.rst
+++ b/roles/slurm-trigger/README.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ USAGE:
 
 - hosts: 'ManagementNodes'
   roles:
-   - slurm_trigger  
+   - { role: slurm-trigger, slurm_dir: "/opt/slurm-18.08.6", admin_email: "hpc-alerts-warning-l@monash.edu", tags: [slurm, slurm-trigger]   }
+
+ 
 
 
 The role uses several variables that need to be defined:
diff --git a/roles/slurm-trigger/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm-trigger/tasks/main.yml
index ceb47c7f8ece4fddc9227ddce0315842478e5989..0e65185c9bd6e7b560db9a434199de6ba992006b 100644
--- a/roles/slurm-trigger/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm-trigger/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   become: true
   become_user: slurm
   run_once: true
+  ignore_errors: true
  
 - name:  template primary_slurmctld_resumed_operation
   template: dest="{{ slurm_dir }}/sbin/primary_slurmctld_resumed_operation.sh" src=primary_slurmctld_resumed_operation.sh.j2 mode="0755"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
   become: true
   become_user: slurm
   run_once: true
+  ignore_errors: true
   
 - name:  template node_down
   template: dest="{{ slurm_dir }}/sbin/node_down.sh" src=node_down.sh.j2 mode="0755"
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
   become: true
   become_user: slurm
   run_once: true
+  ignore_errors: true