diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_firewall.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_firewall.yml
index c5742cc17..e945ccd81 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_firewall.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_firewall.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: check if nmap is installed
-  local_action: shell command -v nmap
+  local_action: command command -v nmap
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   register: nmapexist