diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
index 154abdf8cf..965f7cadc5 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - name: confirm whether user really meant to upgrade the cluster
   hosts: localhost
   become: false
+  gather_facts: false
   vars:
     - mgr_group_name: mgrs