diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/checkmk.yml b/ansible/playbooks/checkmk.yml
index 44df3b1..81cd356 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/checkmk.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/checkmk.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
               days: 0
               hours: 3
           delegate_to: "localhost"
+          run_once: true
       tags: checkmk_downtime
 
   handlers: