diff --git a/tasks/smoke_tests.yml b/tasks/smoke_tests.yml
index 746856c..356107a 100644
--- a/tasks/smoke_tests.yml
+++ b/tasks/smoke_tests.yml
@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@
   register: threescale_cicd_tmpresponse
   retries: '{{ threescale_cicd_retries }}'
   delay: '{{ threescale_cicd_delay }}'
+  # temporary fix for https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/28078
+  until: 'threescale_cicd_tmpresponse|success'