diff --git a/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml b/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml
index 81d3988984..8db74005fd 100644
--- a/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml
+++ b/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   user: root
+  gather_facts: false
   tasks:
     - name: Remove target directory if required
       file:
@@ -135,6 +136,6 @@
     role_file: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../ansible-role-requirements.yml"
     role_path_default: '/etc/ansible/roles'
     user_roles: "{{ lookup('file', user_role_path, errors='ignore')|default([], true) | from_yaml }}"
-    user_role_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'OSA_CONFIG_DIR')|default('/etc/openstack_deploy') ~ '/' ~ user_role_file }}"
+    user_role_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'OSA_CONFIG_DIR')|default('/etc/openstack_deploy') ~ '/' ~ (user_role_file|default('')) }}"
     git_clone_retries: 2
     git_clone_retry_delay: 5