diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
index f07b9c9576..dc72f1be08 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks.yaml
@@ -335,14 +335,23 @@
             state: absent
           ignore_errors: True
         - name: Pre-cache facts
+          check_mode: false
           command: facter --config /var/lib/container-puppet/puppetlabs/facter.conf
           no_log: True
           ignore_errors: True
+          register: _facter_cache_run
+        - name: Facter error output when failed
+          check_mode: false
+          debug:
+            msg: "{{ _facter_cache_run.stderr }}"
+          when: _facter_cache_run is failed
         - name: Sync cached facts
+          check_mode: false
           synchronize:
             src: /opt/puppetlabs/
             dest: /var/lib/container-puppet/puppetlabs/
           delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+          when: _facter_cache_run is succeeded
 
     ######################################
     # Generate config via docker-puppet.py