diff --git a/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml b/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml
index bcc24bea0b..77118cfa6c 100644
--- a/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
   register: logstat
   always_run: yes
   changed_when: "1 != 1"
+  ignore_errors: true
 
 - name: ensure cronjob log file is writable
   file: >