diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml
index 64711221d..5f85d213e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/get_ipxe.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   get_url:
     url: "https://boot.ipxe.org/{{ item }}"
     dest: "{{ ipxe_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+    force: yes
   with_items:
     - undionly.kpxe
     - ipxe.lkrn
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ipxe-download-bc1235cbbc87121c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ipxe-download-bc1235cbbc87121c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1208502ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ipxe-download-bc1235cbbc87121c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+other:
+  - By default, the installation process now downloads iPXE binaries
+    from ipxe.org upon re-installation. Previously, the download was
+    not set to be forced, and thus would be skipped if the file was
+    already present.