diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9aad556..da2c548 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -527,24 +527,7 @@ _lint: _plugins-load
 	fi; \
 	if [ -n "$(HAS_ANSIBLE)" ]; then \
 		ran_languages="$${ran_languages}\"ansible\","; \
-		if [ -z "$${ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH:-}" ]; then \
-			for _acfg in ansible.cfg ansible/ansible.cfg; do \
-				if [ -f "$$_acfg" ]; then \
-					_rdir=$$(grep -E '^\s*roles_path\s*=' "$$_acfg" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d ' '); \
-					if [ -n "$$_rdir" ]; then \
-						_cdir=$$(dirname "$$_acfg"); \
-						if [ "$$_cdir" != "." ]; then \
-							export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="$$_cdir/$$_rdir"; \
-						else \
-							export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="$$_rdir"; \
-						fi; \
-						echo "{\"level\":\"info\",\"msg\":\"auto-detected ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=$${ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH}\",\"language\":\"ansible\"}" >&2; \
-						break; \
-					fi; \
-				fi; \
-			done; \
-		fi; \
-		ansible-lint || { overall_exit=1; failed_languages="$${failed_languages}\"ansible\","; }; \
+		run_per_project ansible "ansible-lint" || { overall_exit=1; failed_languages="$${failed_languages}\"ansible\","; }; \
 		if [ "$(DEVRAIL_FAIL_FAST)" = "1" ] && [ $$overall_exit -ne 0 ]; then \
 			end_time=$$(date +%s%3N); \
 			duration=$$((end_time - start_time)); \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7cbf48..3b76f73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test                 Run validation tests
 | Python         | ruff, bandit, semgrep, pytest, mypy               |
 | Bash           | shellcheck, shfmt, bats                           |
 | Terraform      | tflint, trivy config, checkov, terraform-docs, terraform, terragrunt |
-| Ansible        | ansible-lint, molecule                            |
+| Ansible        | ansible-lint, molecule, openssh-client            |
 | Ruby           | rubocop, reek, brakeman, bundler-audit, rspec, sorbet |
 | Go             | golangci-lint, gofumpt, govulncheck, go test      |
 | JavaScript/TS  | eslint, prettier, typescript, vitest, npm audit   |
diff --git a/scripts/install-ansible.sh b/scripts/install-ansible.sh
index 06e0459..c781fec 100644
--- a/scripts/install-ansible.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-ansible.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ source "${DEVRAIL_LIB}/platform.sh"
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "--help" || "${1:-}" == "-h" ]]; then
   log_info "install-ansible.sh — Install Ansible tooling for DevRail"
   log_info "Usage: bash scripts/install-ansible.sh [--help]"
-  log_info "Tools: ansible-lint, molecule"
+  log_info "Tools: ansible-lint, molecule, openssh-client"
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 
 log_info "Starting Ansible tooling installation"
 
+# Install SSH client (required by ansible-core's default connection plugin)
+if command -v ssh &>/dev/null; then
+  log_info "openssh-client is already installed, skipping"
+else
+  log_info "Installing openssh-client (required for ansible-core SSH transport)"
+  apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends openssh-client
+  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+  log_info "openssh-client installed successfully"
+fi
+
 # Ensure pip is available
 require_cmd "python3" "python3 is required but not found"
 if ! command -v pip3 &>/dev/null && ! command -v pip &>/dev/null; then