diff --git a/playbooks/update_packages.yml b/playbooks/update_packages.yml
index d621dcd553..3e0a55caa1 100644
--- a/playbooks/update_packages.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update_packages.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
   - name: expire-caches {% if testing %}(with infrastructure-testing on){% endif %}
     command: yum clean expire-cache {% if testing %} --enablerepo=infrastructure-testing {% endif %}
+    always_run: yes
 
   - name: yum update {{ package }} {% if testing %}(with infrastructure-testing on){% endif %}
     yum: name={{ package }} state=latest {% if testing %}enablerepo=infrastructure-testing{% endif %}