diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
index b619ccbae5..b4b81f512a 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
   when: enable_paunch|bool
   block:
     - name: Start containers for step {{ step }} using paunch
+      check_mode: false
       async: 3600
       poll: 0
       environment:
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@
         - container_startup_configs
 
     - name: Wait for containers to start for step {{ step }} using paunch
+      check_mode: false
       async_status:
         jid: "{{ start_containers_async_result.ansible_job_id }}"
       register: start_containers_outputs
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@
         - container_startup_configs
 
     - name: "Debug output for task: Start containers for step {{ step }}"
+      check_mode: false
       debug:
         var: start_containers_outputs.stdout_lines | default([]) | union(start_containers_outputs.stderr_lines | default([]))
       when: start_containers_outputs.rc is defined