diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bootstrap-hwconfig/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/bootstrap-hwconfig/tasks/main.yaml
index b14e1b9..1aeaa94 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bootstrap-hwconfig/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bootstrap-hwconfig/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     url: "{{ heat_env_file }}"
     dest: "{{ config_path }}/heat-environment.yaml"
     mode: 0644
+    force: true
 
 - name: Remove existing Heat IDF symlink
   file: