diff --git a/roles/mysql/tasks/secure.yml b/roles/mysql/tasks/secure.yml
index 23dccd4a0b18a7fae8dfdfff2d32e465301ba663..396fa1a95038b69379dbe61234983aa9d2ef1ec5 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/tasks/secure.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/tasks/secure.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     src: dotmy.cnf.j2
     dest: /root/.my.cnf
     mode: 0600
+    force: false
 
 - name: Remove all anonymous user accounts
   mysql_user: