diff --git a/CICD/master_playbook.yml b/CICD/master_playbook.yml
index d39742d6e3f875e9e0de6e94431ec4e28cbc22ec..192c9a35e7d39e187ad828448a4e30c02127f84f 100644
--- a/CICD/master_playbook.yml
+++ b/CICD/master_playbook.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 - import_playbook: plays/computenodes.yml
 
 - name: check if loginnodes.yml file exists
-  stat: 
+  gather_facts: false
+  hosts: 127.0.0.1
+  connection: local
+  stat:
     path: plays/loginnodes.yml
   register: loginnodes_play