diff --git a/roles/slurm-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm-common/tasks/main.yml
index e1814be909df2127d2c1eeccccf33c954cfa73c8..8d17f37c2d83986488863d411f09de81a16aef69 100644
--- a/roles/slurm-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@
   sudo: true
   when: slurm_use_vpn==True
 
+- name: install job_submit.lua
+  copy: src=files/job_submit.lua dest={{ slurm_dir }}/etc/job_submit.lua
+  sudo: true
+  when: slurm_use_vpn==False
+
 - name: setup envirnment variables 
   template: src=slurm_setup.sh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/slurm_setup.sh
   sudo: true