diff --git a/globals.yaml b/globals.yaml
index 62e606f..d7e9496 100644
--- a/globals.yaml
+++ b/globals.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+username: jlay  # user for 'create-user' role
 zfs_disk: /dev/sdb
 zfs_arc_size_mb: "{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb * 0.75)|int|abs }}"
 zfs_arc_size_bytes: "{{ zfs_arc_size_mb }}000000"
diff --git a/play.yml b/play.yml
index 924fe5b..2c15647 100644
--- a/play.yml
+++ b/play.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@
   vars_files:
     - ./globals.yaml
 
-  vars_prompt:
-
-  - name: "username"
-    prompt: "username for the user you want to create"
-    default: jlay
-    private: no
-
   roles:
     - {role: bootstrap}
     - {role: update-packages}