diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml
index 02dc1a6fa..0932c6d42 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -90,11 +90,9 @@
   when: kubeconfig_localhost|default(false)
 
 - name: Copy kubectl binary to ansible host
-  fetch:
+  synchronize:
     src: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl"
     dest: "{{ artifacts_dir }}/kubectl"
-    flat: yes
-    validate_checksum: no
   become: no
   run_once: yes
   when: kubectl_localhost|default(false)