diff --git a/examples/playbook.yml b/examples/playbook.yml
index e9b6d9b795..5e4b8d6c2c 100644
--- a/examples/playbook.yml
+++ b/examples/playbook.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 - pattern: '*'
-  hosts: '/etc/ansible/hosts'
+  hosts: /etc/ansible/hosts
   tasks:
+  - do:
+    - restart apache for kicks
+    - command /sbin/service apache restart
   - do:
     - configure template & module variables for future template calls
     - setup a=2 b=3 c=4
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook.py b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
index d8a5437947..98c06f131c 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook.py
@@ -88,32 +88,6 @@ class PlayBook(object):
             } 
         return results
 
-    def _get_task_runner(self, 
-        pattern=None, 
-        host_list=None,
-        module_name=None, 
-        module_args=None):
-
-        ''' 
-        return a runner suitable for running this task, using
-        preferences from the constructor 
-        '''
-
-        if host_list is None:
-            host_list = self.host_list
-
-        return ansible.runner.Runner(
-            pattern=pattern,
-            module_name=module_name,
-            module_args=module_args,
-            host_list=host_list,
-            forks=self.forks,
-            remote_user=self.remote_user,
-            remote_pass=self.remote_pass,
-            module_path=self.module_path,
-            timeout=self.timeout
-        )
-
     def _run_task(self, pattern=None, task=None, host_list=None, handlers=None, conditional=False):
         ''' 
         run a single task in the playbook and
@@ -135,11 +109,16 @@ class PlayBook(object):
             else:
                 print "\nNOTIFIED [%s]" % (comment)
 
-        runner = self._get_task_runner(
+        runner = ansible.runner.Runner(
             pattern=pattern,
-            host_list=host_list, 
             module_name=module_name,
-            module_args=module_args
+            module_args=module_args,
+            host_list=host_list,
+            forks=self.forks,
+            remote_user=self.remote_user, # FIXME: read from playbook
+            remote_pass=self.remote_pass,
+            module_path=self.module_path,
+            timeout=self.timeout
         )
         results = runner.run()
  
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 8c4f755245..526e743327 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -154,17 +154,17 @@ class Runner(object):
         options = self._parse_kv(self.module_args)
         source = options['src']
         dest   = options['dest']
-        tmp_dest = self._get_tmp_path(conn, dest.split("/")[-1])
-        self._transfer_file(conn, source, tmp_dest)
+        tmp_src = self._get_tmp_path(conn, dest.split("/")[-1])
+        self._transfer_file(conn, source, tmp_src)
 
         # install the copy  module
         self.module_name = 'copy'
         module = self._transfer_module(conn)
 
         # run the copy module
-        self.module_args = [ tmp_dest, dest ]
+        self.module_args = [ "src=%s" % tmp_src, "dest=%s" % dest ]
         result = self._execute_module(conn, module)
-        self._delete_remote_files(conn, tmp_dest)
+        self._delete_remote_files(conn, tmp_src)
         return self._return_from_module(conn, host, result)
 
     def _execute_template(self, conn, host):
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         module = self._transfer_module(conn)
 
         # run the template module
-        self.module_args = [ temppath, dest, metadata ]
+        self.module_args = [ "src=%s" % temppath, "dest=%s" % dest, "metadata=%s" % metadata ]
         result = self._execute_module(conn, module)
         self._delete_remote_files(conn, [ temppath ])
         return self._return_from_module(conn, host, result)
diff --git a/library/copy b/library/copy
index 95b70ee1a4..a7514fe27b 100644
--- a/library/copy
+++ b/library/copy
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
+import shlex
 
 try:
     import json
diff --git a/library/setup b/library/setup
index 5e9fccbf35..4d93fba9e1 100755
--- a/library/setup
+++ b/library/setup
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ except ImportError:
 input_data = sys.argv[1:]
 new_options = dict([ x.split('=') for x in input_data ])
 ansible_file = new_options.get('metadata', DEFAULT_ANSIBLE_SETUP)
-ansible_dir = os.path.dirname(metadata)
+ansible_dir = os.path.dirname(ansible_file)
 
 # create the config dir if it doesn't exist
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ if not os.path.exists(ansible_dir):
     os.makedirs(ansible_dir)
 
 changed = False
+md5sum = None
 if not os.path.exists(ansible_file):
     changed = True
 else:
diff --git a/library/template b/library/template
index d77c5cef92..4ce579c78b 100644
--- a/library/template
+++ b/library/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import jinja2
+import shlex
 try:
     import json
 except ImportError: