diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index bc53d195c..2baf575fc 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -165,8 +165,12 @@ $APT_PATH/apt -y install python3-pip
 #              python3-pymysql python3-psycopg2 python3-passlib python3-pip \
 #              python3-setuptools python3-packaging python3-venv virtualenv
 
-#$APT_PATH/apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible-core \
+#$APT_PATH/apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible-core
 
+# 2021-10-30: Using pip is messy, leaving behind cached files, so turn off pip
+# cache system-wide before installing:
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9510474/removing-pips-cache/61762308#61762308
+pip config set global.cache-dir false
 echo -e "\n\n'pip3 install --upgrade ansible-core' will now run:\n"
 pip3 install --upgrade ansible-core