# wait\_for, check-mode, always\_run

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-check-mode-always-run/14653>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 25, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-check-mode-always-run/14653 "2014-02-25T17:41:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Schulman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jeremy\_Schulman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeremy_Schulman)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-check-mode-always-run/14653/1 "2014-02-25T17:41:28Z")

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hi,

i would like to run a play/task/action wait\_for with the always\_run clause set to yes. my expected results is that this will execute with --check. using the 1.5 code, the action is still skipped. i dont know if this is expected behavoir or not. could someone please let me know. thank you!

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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Schulman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jeremy\_Schulman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeremy_Schulman)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-check-mode-always-run/14653/2 "2014-02-25T18:03:03Z")

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i must have misfired something. appears to be working. my appologies.