diff --git a/roles/upload-logs/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/upload-logs/tasks/main.yaml
index 40e998da2..d5df5b8fc 100644
--- a/roles/upload-logs/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/upload-logs/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     mode: 0775
 
 - name: Ensure logs are readable before uploading
+  delegate_to: localhost
   file:
     path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/"
     mode: u=rwX,g=rX,o=rX