diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 1e1f965..ce5428e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
       logfile: "{{ puppet_logfile }}"
       whoami: "{{ puppet_report_as }}"
     delegate_to: localhost
-    connection: local
     when: "{{ files.stdout_lines|length > 0 }}"
 
   when: puppetdb is defined and puppet_report_as is defined