diff --git a/create-remote-database-backup.yml b/create-remote-database-backup.yml
index be781f3..dffcd07 100644
--- a/create-remote-database-backup.yml
+++ b/create-remote-database-backup.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 - hosts: "postgres:maria"
   serial: "{{ serial_number | default(1) }}"
+  gather_facts: false
   vars:
     current_date_time: '{{ get_current_date_time }}'
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 
 - hosts: "postgres:maria:storage"
   serial: "{{ serial_number | default(5) }}"
+  gather_facts: false
   vars:
     storageserver_system_user: 'backuphamster'
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@
     - name: "Cleanup remote backup dirs: {{ database_engine }}"
       become: yes
       file:
-        path: '{{ backup_directory }}/{{ database_engine }}/{{ ansible_date_time.date }}'
+        path: '{{ backup_directory }}/{{ database_engine }}/{{ get_current_date }}'
         state: absent
       when:
         - not inventory_hostname in groups['storage']
diff --git a/group_vars/all/plain.yml b/group_vars/all/plain.yml
index 75f6fbb..cc3e939 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/plain.yml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ blackbox_http_2xx_additional_targets: []
 prometheus_federation_enabled: true
 kubernetes_prometheus_endpoint: "{{ stage }}-kube-prometheus.{{ domain }}"
 
+get_current_date: "{{ lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d') }}"
 get_current_date_time: "{{ lookup('pipe','date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M') }}"
 
 hcloud_firewall_objects:
diff --git a/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml b/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml
index ba3835c..24b351e 100644
--- a/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 my_cnf_file: '/root/.my.cnf'
 database_engine: maria
-backup_dest_dir: "{{ backup_directory }}/{{ database_engine }}/{{ ansible_date_time.date }}"
+backup_dest_dir: "{{ backup_directory }}/{{ database_engine }}/{{ get_current_date }}"
 backup_status_file: '{{ backup_dest_dir }}/backup_finished'
diff --git a/roles/postgres/defaults/main.yml b/roles/postgres/defaults/main.yml
index fe6b133..10406b3 100644
--- a/roles/postgres/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/postgres/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ database_state: present
 postgres_listen_addresses: "listen_addresses = 'localhost,{{ stage_private_server_ip }}'"
 
 database_engine: postgres
-backup_dest_dir: "{{ backup_directory }}/{{ database_engine }}/{{ ansible_date_time.date }}"
+backup_dest_dir: "{{ backup_directory }}/{{ database_engine }}/{{ get_current_date }}"
 backup_status_file: '{{ backup_dest_dir }}/backup_finished'