diff --git a/build/chain-operator-files.yml b/build/chain-operator-files.yml
index fe2fd120..0bff8a7d 100644
--- a/build/chain-operator-files.yml
+++ b/build/chain-operator-files.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     - name: Remove space at beginning of tower-operator.yml
       shell: >
         echo "$(tail -n +2 {{ operator_file_path }})" > {{ operator_file_path }}
+      changed_when: true
 
     - name: Template the tower-operator.yaml file into tower-operator.yml
       template: