diff --git a/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml b/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml
index afbe4a5..adea811 100644
--- a/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 - block:
 
     - name: "identify logcheck ignore files"
-      local_action:
-        module: "ansible.builtin.stat"
+      delegate_to: "localhost"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
         path: "{{ system_base_logs_ignore_dir }}/{{ item }}"
       register: system_base_logs_ignore_files_stat
       loop: "{{ [ansible_hostname, 'all'] | union(group_names) }}"