# Facts cached and not update in play

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-cached-and-not-update-in-play/36378>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 28, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-cached-and-not-update-in-play/36378 "2022-02-28T19:14:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![EE1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@EE1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/EE1)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/facts-cached-and-not-update-in-play/36378/1 "2022-02-28T19:14:01Z")

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Hi Ansible list. New guy to Ansible here.

I’m hitting an issue where facts are cached within a play despite calling an explicit task to -re-gather facts after a change. This appears to be contrary to the “getting started” documentation.

I’ve posted the question on stackoverflow with all the details and examples but wondering if this list is a more appropriate venue: [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71286183/prevent-re-use-of-cached-facts-in-ansible-play](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71286183/prevent-re-use-of-cached-facts-in-ansible-play)

Would anyone be able to advise if I’m doing something obviously wrong or if the linked documentation in the above question is incorrect?

Thank you!