diff --git a/examples/hosts b/examples/hosts
index 7c1e29cc..b8997b77 100644
--- a/examples/hosts
+++ b/examples/hosts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #
 # For improved Ansible performance, SSH pipelining is enabled by default (`ansible_ssh_pipelining=yes`).
 # If this causes SSH connection troubles, feel free to disable it.
+#
+# If you're running this Ansible playbook on the same server as the one you're installing to,
+# consider adding an additional `ansible_connection=local` argument below.
 
 [matrix_servers]
 matrix.<your-domain> ansible_host=<your-server's external IP address> ansible_ssh_user=root ansible_ssh_pipelining=yes
diff --git a/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml
index 981ec719..7f7cba9d 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-riot-web/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 matrix_riot_web_enabled: true
 
-matrix_riot_web_docker_image: "bubuntux/riot-web:v1.2.0"
+matrix_riot_web_docker_image: "bubuntux/riot-web:v1.2.1"
 
 matrix_riot_web_data_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/riot-web"