diff --git a/home/bin/deboco b/home/bin/deboco
index d9f64ea..dd4988c 100755
--- a/home/bin/deboco
+++ b/home/bin/deboco
@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ common_update_machine()
 		# example to apply just the role rsyslog:
 		if [ "$only_role" != '' ]
 		then
-			debops run "${machine_group}" --limit "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" -t "${only_role}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
+			unbuffer debops run "${playbook}" --limit "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" -t "${only_role}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
 			debops_exit_code=$?
 		else
-			debops run "${machine_group}" --limit "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
+			unbuffer debops run "${playbook}" --limit "${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null}" | tee --append ${report_file_path}
 			debops_exit_code=$?
 		fi
 		echo "return code for debops run site --limit ${ANS_HOST:-/dev/null} : $debops_exit_code" >> "${report_file_path}"