diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index 0e9f4e6..0b8a6cf 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         - (ansible_date_time.epoch | int) - (marker_file_stat.stat.mtime | int) < (ansible_reboot_cooldown_minutes | int * 60)
       tags: always
 
+    - name: pre-run | set marker file path as a cached fact
+      set_fact:
+        ansible_pull_marker_file: "{{ ansible_pull_marker_file }}"
+        cacheable: true
+      tags: always
+
     - name: pre-run | update apt repository (debian, ubuntu, etc.) # noqa no-changed-when
       apt: update_cache=yes
       #changed_when: false