diff --git a/roles/fetch-javascript-tarball/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/fetch-javascript-tarball/tasks/main.yaml
index 4906115ce..05df67b7d 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-javascript-tarball/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch-javascript-tarball/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@
         mode: pull
         src: "{{ zuul_output_dir }}/artifacts/"
         verify_host: true
+        owner: no
+        group: no
   when: not zuul_use_fetch_output