diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml b/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml
index cc00b6aed..b527fc5d8 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kayobe-version.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Check version
       when: stackhpc_enable_kayobe_check
+      check_mode: false
       block:
         - name: Get package info
           community.general.pip_package_info:
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kolla-ansible-version.yml b/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kolla-ansible-version.yml
index 183a175dd..e6bfd92fd 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kolla-ansible-version.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ansible/check-kolla-ansible-version.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Check version
       when: stackhpc_enable_kolla_ansible_check
+      check_mode: false
       block:
         - name: Get current Kolla-Ansible tag
           ansible.builtin.command: