diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos.yml
index 6355cc2c6..7d34325c5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - name: check for firewalld
   raw: stat /usr/sbin/firewalld
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_firewalld
   failed_when: has_firewalld.rc > 1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos6.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos6.yml
index 6751c4bb7..85dd23efc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos6.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/centos6.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 - name: check for python
   raw: stat /usr/bin/python
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_python
   failed_when: has_python.rc > 1
 
 - name: check for libselinux-python bindings
   raw: yum info libselinux-python | grep Installed
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_libselinux
   failed_when:  has_libselinux.rc > 1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/debian9.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/debian9.yml
index 4a77d72b6..a57ada076 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/debian9.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/debian9.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - name: check for apt-transport-https
   raw: stat /usr/lib/apt/methods/https
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_apt_transport
   failed_when: has_apt_transport.rc > 1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/fedora.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/fedora.yml
index 5e08221dc..a4cb86ad5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/fedora.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/fedora.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 - name: check for python
   raw: stat /usr/bin/python2
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_python
   failed_when: has_python.rc > 1
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 
 - name: check for {{ 'libselinux-python' if os in ("fedora30") else 'python3-libselinux' }} bindings
   raw: dnf info {{ 'libselinux-python' if os in ("fedora30") else 'python3-libselinux' }} | grep Installed
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_libselinux
   failed_when:  has_libselinux.rc > 1
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
 
 - name: check for firewalld
   raw: stat /usr/sbin/firewalld
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_firewalld
   failed_when: has_firewalld.rc > 1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/freebsd.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/freebsd.yml
index 616e633b1..70437d041 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/freebsd.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/freebsd.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - name: check for python
   raw: stat /usr/local/bin/python
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_python
   failed_when: has_python.rc > 1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1604.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1604.yml
index 27c543317..ed7fc71c8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1604.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1604.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 - name: check for python
   raw: stat /usr/bin/python
+  check_mode: no
   failed_when: has_python.rc > 1
   register: has_python
 
 - name: check for aptitude
   raw: stat /usr/bin/aptitude
+  check_mode: no
   failed_when: has_aptitude.rc > 1
   register: has_aptitude
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1804.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1804.yml
index c1d77aea6..66f7a1de1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1804.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/ubuntu1804.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 - name: check for python
   raw: stat /usr/bin/python
+  check_mode: no
   failed_when: has_python.rc > 1
   register: has_python
 
 - name: check for aptitude
   raw: stat /usr/bin/aptitude
+  check_mode: no
   failed_when: has_aptitude.rc > 1
   register: has_aptitude
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/zos.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/zos.yml
index 9fa5c5d4a..eb9992172 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/zos.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/partials/zos.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 
 - name: check for python
   shell: "python --version"
+  check_mode: no
   register: has_python
   failed_when: has_python.rc > 1
diff --git a/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml
index 30208ab97..3fe55f532 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/java-base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 - name: Check if java is already installed
   raw: java -version
+  check_mode: no
   register: java
   ignore_errors: yes