diff --git a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
index 43ea1141b..af064b584 100644
--- a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@
 
 - name: Grab the requirements file
   get_url: url={{ kalite_requirements }} dest={{ pip_packages_dir }}/kalite.txt
-  when: internet_available 
+  when: internet_available
 
 - name: Install ka-lite dependencies with pip
   pip: requirements={{ pip_packages_dir }}/kalite.txt
        virtualenv={{ kalite_venv }}
        virtualenv_site_packages=no
+       extra_args="--no-cache-dir"
 #       extra_args="--disable-pip-version-check"
-  when: internet_available 
+  when: internet_available
 
 - name: Install ka-lite with pip
   pip: name=ka-lite-static
        version={{ kalite_version }}
        virtualenv={{ kalite_venv }}
        virtualenv_site_packages=no
+       extra_args="--no-cache-dir"
 #       extra_args="--disable-pip-version-check"
-  when: internet_available 
+  when: internet_available
 
 - name: Default is to have cronserve started with kalite
   set_fact: