# Debug workflow: Enable a facts cache to use --start-at-task?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/debug-workflow-enable-a-facts-cache-to-use-start-at-task/23189>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 7, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debug-workflow-enable-a-facts-cache-to-use-start-at-task/23189 "2016-12-07T09:14:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephane\_Klein1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Stephane\_Klein1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephane_Klein1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debug-workflow-enable-a-facts-cache-to-use-start-at-task/23189/1 "2016-12-07T09:14:53Z")

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Hi,

sometime to debug Ansible Playbook I use:

`  
$ ansible-playbook site.yml --start-at-task=“My task”

`

but I have one issue: sometime this task need facts/variables defined before this task.

Question: it’s possible to enable Ansible variable/facts cache?

Best regards,  
Stéphane

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**Author:** ![Stephane\_Klein1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Stephane\_Klein1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephane_Klein1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debug-workflow-enable-a-facts-cache-to-use-start-at-task/23189/2 "2016-12-07T09:21:08Z")

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Same problem here: [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29900096/how-to-continue-execution-on-failed-task-after-fixing-error-in-playbook#comment68219144\_29911607](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29900096/how-to-continue-execution-on-failed-task-after-fixing-error-in-playbook#comment68219144_29911607)