diff --git a/scale.yml b/scale.yml
index 47a4933ba..74ac2873d 100644
--- a/scale.yml
+++ b/scale.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: False
   tasks:
     - name: "Check ansible version !=2.7.0"
       assert: