diff --git a/inventory/inventory.proxmox.yml b/inventory/inventory.proxmox.yml
index 16f5c4e..4e79041 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory.proxmox.yml
+++ b/inventory/inventory.proxmox.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@ groups:
   zabbix_targets: "'zabbix' in (proxmox_tags | default([]))"
 
 compose:
-  ansible_host: name + '.lan'
+  # If this host's Proxmox name matches the controller's hostname, connect locally
+  # instead of SSHing back into the machine running the playbook
+  ansible_connection: "'local' if name == lookup('pipe', 'hostname') else 'ssh'"
+  ansible_host: "lookup('pipe', 'hostname') if name == lookup('pipe', 'hostname') else name + '.lan'"
   ansible_user: 'jenkins'