diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
index 600f1a9ed5..4602ebef76 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 - name: read pub key into var
   command: cat /home/copr-service/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
   register: cat_pubkey
+  always_run: yes
 
 - set_fact: pubkey="{{cat_pubkey.stdout|join('')}}"