diff --git a/scale.yml b/scale.yml
index c6c4f1ec8..992f10b3c 100644
--- a/scale.yml
+++ b/scale.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 - name: Upload control plane certs and retrieve encryption key
   hosts: kube-master | first
   environment: "{{ proxy_disable_env }}"
+  gather_facts: False
   tags: kubeadm
   tasks:
     - name: include needed vars