diff --git a/playbooks/athens-common/touch.yml b/playbooks/athens-common/touch.yml
index 2659d19..e0e348e 100644
--- a/playbooks/athens-common/touch.yml
+++ b/playbooks/athens-common/touch.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   remote_user: ubuntu
   tasks:
     - name: Echo
-      shell: echo 'asdfasdfasdf'
+      shell: echo 'This playbooks is just testing connectivity'
 
-    - name: Sample web request
-      get_url:
-        url: https://google.com
+    - name: Sample HTTP Request
+      shell: curl http://google.com
+
+    - name: Sample HTTPS Request
+      shell: curl -k https://gogle.com