diff --git a/ansible/plays/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml b/ansible/plays/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml
index 6838e8d..6be0eae 100644
--- a/ansible/plays/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml
+++ b/ansible/plays/service/service-deploy-and-restart.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   # TODO: dev/prod
   hosts: sls-vserv-bd-hla01-dev
   connection: local
-  gather_facts: false
+  gather_facts: true  # needed for ansible_user_uid
   
   tasks:
     - name: Initialize service name