diff --git a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
index f21aad864..9ef94eb8f 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@
   - name: generate cluster fsid
     shell: python -c 'import uuid; print(str(uuid.uuid4()))'
     register: cluster_uuid
-    delegate_to: localhost
-    become: false
+    delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
     run_once: true
 
   - name: set_fact fsid