diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml
index 6911fc51e..9fea583df 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@
 
   - name: remove upstart and apt logs and cache
     shell: "find /var -name '*ceph*' -delete"
+    failed_when: false
     when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
 
   - name: request data removal