diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/handlers/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bcab1bfc..000000000
--- a/roles/ceph-common/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: update apt cache if a repo was added
-  apt:
-    update_cache: yes
-  register: update_apt_cache
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-  until: update_apt_cache | success
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_community_repository.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_community_repository.yml
index 3471f0184..202ead939 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_community_repository.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_community_repository.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb {{ ceph_stable_repo }} {{ ceph_stable_distro_source | default(ansible_lsb.codename) }} main"
     state: present
-    update_cache: no
-  notify: update apt cache if a repo was added
+    update_cache: yes
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_dev_repository.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_dev_repository.yml
index e0d3195cb..758334434 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_dev_repository.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_dev_repository.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
   apt_repository:
     repo: "{{ ceph_dev_deb_repo.content }}"
     state: present
-    update_cache: no
-  notify: update apt cache if a repo was added
+    update_cache: yes
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_cdn_install_debian.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_cdn_install_debian.yml
index 5a43e92a0..96e07d0b6 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_cdn_install_debian.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_cdn_install_debian.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb {{ ceph_rhcs_cdn_debian_repo }}{{ ceph_rhcs_cdn_debian_repo_version }}/{{ item.repo }} {{ ceph_stable_distro_source | default(ansible_lsb.codename) }} main"
     state: present
-    update_cache: no
+    update_cache: yes
   with_items:
     - { repo: "MON", configure: (mon_group_name in group_names or mgr_group_name in group_names) }
     - { repo: "OSD", configure: (osd_group_name in group_names) }
     - { repo: "Tools", configure: (rgw_group_name in group_names or mds_group_name in group_names or nfs_group_name in group_names or iscsi_gw_group_name in group_names or client_group_name in group_names) }
   when: item.configure
-  notify: update apt cache if a repo was added
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_iso_install_debian.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_iso_install_debian.yml
index 7671e09f6..8b6c70327 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_iso_install_debian.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/prerequisite_rhcs_iso_install_debian.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb file://{{ ceph_rhcs_repository_path }}/{{ item }} {{ ansible_lsb.codename }} main"
     state: present
-    update_cache: no
+    update_cache: yes
   with_items:
     - MON
     - OSD
     - Tools
-  notify: update apt cache if a repo was added