diff --git a/awx/uptime_app.yaml b/awx/uptime_app.yaml
index ed42d6a..b5e14ad 100644
--- a/awx/uptime_app.yaml
+++ b/awx/uptime_app.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     # -------------------------------------------------------------
     - name: Ensure uptime-kuma-api Python library is installed locally
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        python3 -m pip --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || python3 -m ensurepip --user
-        python3 -m pip install --user uptime-kuma-api
+        python3 -m pip install --user uptime-kuma-api --break-system-packages
+        python3 -m pip install uptime-kuma-api --break-system-packages
       register: pip_install
       changed_when: "'Successfully installed' in pip_install.stdout"