diff --git a/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml b/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml
index 34a2b043d8fc5f2ccaf2313c6b0197dbb308f886..3c7c06225439aa27849be54cde3615b203e42da9 100644
--- a/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/remove-node/pre-remove/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     {{ bin_dir }}/kubectl cordon {{ hostvars[item]['kube_override_hostname']|default(item) }}
   with_items:
     - "{{ node.split(',') | default(groups['kube-node']) }}"
+  register: result
   failed_when: result.rc == 0 and not allow_ungraceful_removal
   delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube-master']|first }}"
   run_once: true
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
       --delete-local-data {{ hostvars[item]['kube_override_hostname']|default(item) }}
   with_items:
     - "{{ node.split(',') | default(groups['kube-node']) }}"
+  register: result
   failed_when: result.rc == 0 and not allow_ungraceful_removal
   delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube-master']|first }}"
   run_once: true