diff --git a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-client-hosts.yml b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-client-hosts.yml
index a39c5ebec2..7c88b66376 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-client-hosts.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-client-hosts.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - name: basic configuration
   hosts: taskotron-dev-client-hosts:taskotron-stg-client-hosts:taskotron-prod-client-hosts
   user: root
-  gather_facts: True
+  gather_facts: False
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
diff --git a/roles/basessh/tasks/main.yml b/roles/basessh/tasks/main.yml
index e394d95968..d425a15472 100644
--- a/roles/basessh/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/basessh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
   - /root/.ssh/known_hosts
   when: birthday is defined
 
+- name: gather facts
+  setup:
+  check_mode: no
+  ignore_errors: True
+  register: facts
+
 - name: check if sshd port is already known by selinux
   shell: semanage port -l | grep ssh
   register: sshd_selinux_port