diff --git a/src/ansible.rs b/src/ansible.rs
index 9d3cde96..a64bc338 100644
--- a/src/ansible.rs
+++ b/src/ansible.rs
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ impl AnsibleRunner {
     // It takes a PathBuf as an argument which represents the inventory path.
     // It returns a Result containing a vector of tuples. Each tuple contains a string representing the name and the ansible host.
     //
-    // Set retry_count to re-run the ansible runner if the inventory list is empty
+    // Set re_attempt to re-run the ansible runner if the inventory list is empty
     pub async fn inventory_list(
         &self,
         inventory_path: PathBuf,
-        retry_count: Option<usize>,
+        re_attempt: bool,
     ) -> Result<Vec<(String, IpAddr)>> {
         // Run the external command and store the output.
-        let retry_count = retry_count.unwrap_or(0);
+        let retry_count = if re_attempt { 3 } else { 0 };
         let mut count = 0;
         let mut inventory = Vec::new();
 
diff --git a/src/deploy.rs b/src/deploy.rs
index 9e0e099d..b21e388b 100644
--- a/src/deploy.rs
+++ b/src/deploy.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl DeployCmd {
             .inventory_list(
                 PathBuf::from("inventory")
                     .join(format!(".{}_build_inventory_digital_ocean.yml", self.name)),
-                Some(3),
+                true,
             )
             .await?;
         let build_ip = build_inventory[0].1;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl DeployCmd {
                     ".{}_genesis_inventory_digital_ocean.yml",
                     self.name
                 )),
-                None,
+                false,
             )
             .await?;
         let genesis_ip = genesis_inventory[0].1;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f91244c5..ea499d42 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ impl TestnetDeploy {
             .inventory_list(
                 PathBuf::from("inventory")
                     .join(format!(".{name}_genesis_inventory_digital_ocean.yml")),
-                None,
+                false,
             )
             .await?;
         let genesis_ip = genesis_inventory[0].1;
@@ -486,15 +486,15 @@ impl TestnetDeploy {
 
         let genesis_inventory = self
             .ansible_runner
-            .inventory_list(genesis_inventory_path, None)
+            .inventory_list(genesis_inventory_path, false)
             .await?;
         let build_inventory = self
             .ansible_runner
-            .inventory_list(build_inventory_path, None)
+            .inventory_list(build_inventory_path, false)
             .await?;
         let remaining_nodes_inventory = self
             .ansible_runner
-            .inventory_list(remaining_nodes_inventory_path, None)
+            .inventory_list(remaining_nodes_inventory_path, false)
             .await?;
 
         // It also seems to be possible for a workspace and inventory files to still exist, but
diff --git a/src/logs.rs b/src/logs.rs
index cf4bd5e9..89b0d24d 100644
--- a/src/logs.rs
+++ b/src/logs.rs
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ impl TestnetDeploy {
         // Get the inventory of all the nodes
         let mut all_node_inventory = self
             .ansible_runner
-            .inventory_list(genesis_inventory_path, None)
+            .inventory_list(genesis_inventory_path, false)
             .await?;
         all_node_inventory.extend(
             self.ansible_runner
-                .inventory_list(remaining_nodes_inventory_path, None)
+                .inventory_list(remaining_nodes_inventory_path, false)
                 .await?,
         );
         Ok(all_node_inventory)
diff --git a/src/logstash.rs b/src/logstash.rs
index 7d20a639..a834fdfc 100644
--- a/src/logstash.rs
+++ b/src/logstash.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl LogstashDeploy {
             .inventory_list(
                 PathBuf::from("inventory")
                     .join(format!(".{name}_logstash_inventory_digital_ocean.yml")),
-                None,
+                false,
             )
             .await?;
         let logstash_ip = logstash_inventory[0].1;