diff --git a/ansible/roles/cleanup/tasks/cleanup_host.yml b/ansible/roles/cleanup/tasks/cleanup_host.yml
index 36a65fb791..266ce1752e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cleanup/tasks/cleanup_host.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cleanup/tasks/cleanup_host.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
   command: /tmp/kolla-cleanup/tools/cleanup-host
 
 - name: Removing kolla-cleanup folder
-  command: rm -rf /tmp/kolla-cleanup
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/kolla-cleanup
+    state: absent