diff --git a/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml b/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml
index 3873d6bfb0..b7441ae879 100644
--- a/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml
+++ b/deployment/podman/podman-baremetal-ansible.yaml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ outputs:
               podman_image:
                   name: "{{ prefetch_image }}"
                   validate_certs: false
+                  force: true
               retries: 5
               delay: 5
               loop_control: