diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml
index 833b05a02..a902a78ea 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@
   when: kubeconfig_localhost|default(false)
 
 - name: Copy kubectl binary to ansible host
-  synchronize:
+  fetch:
     src: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl"
     dest: "{{ artifacts_dir }}/kubectl"
+    flat: yes
+    validate_checksum: no
   become: no
   run_once: yes
   when: kubectl_localhost|default(false)