diff --git a/playbooks/linux_patch.yml b/playbooks/linux_patch.yml
index ce13c64..eaac076 100644
--- a/playbooks/linux_patch.yml
+++ b/playbooks/linux_patch.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 - name: Bootstrap — ensure Python is available
   hosts: linux_hosts
   gather_facts: false
+  set_fact: true
   tasks:
     - ansible.builtin.import_tasks: ../roles/preflight/tasks/bootstrap.yml
 
 - name: Linux patching
   hosts: linux_hosts
   gather_facts: true
+  set_fact: true
   roles:
     - snapshot
     - preflight