diff --git a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb.yml b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb.yml
index 4262e6b73e..453d9c9923 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/test/tasks/acltb.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
             dest=/root
       delegate_to: "{{ ptf_host }}"
 
+    - name: copy ptftests
+      copy: src=roles/test/files/ptftests
+            dest=/root
+      delegate_to: "{{ ptf_host }}"
+
     - name: Run the test
       include: ptf_runner.yml
       vars: