diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml b/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml
index e2015e56a..7f42cbd00 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ calibre_web_home: "{{ content_base }}/calibre-web"
 calibre_web_http_port: 8083
 calibre_web_url: /calibre-web
 calibre_web_path: "{{ iiab_base }}/calibre-web"
-calibre_web_exec_path:  "{{ calibre_web_path }}/cps.py"
+calibre_web_exec_path: "{{ calibre_web_path }}/cps.py"
 
 # Calibre-web setup will be provisioned with default administration account, metadata.db and
 # language. You could turn this to 'False' while reinstalling/upgrading calibre-web.
diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml
index 836b57467..aa8c18d4c 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
   when: internet_available
 
 - name: Download calibre-web dependencies into vendor subdirectory.
-  pip:
-   requirements: "{{ calibre_web_path }}/requirements.txt"
-   extra_args: "--target vendor --no-cache-dir"
+  command: pip install --target vendor -r ./requirements.txt
+  args:
    chdir: "{{ calibre_web_path }}"
 
 - name: Create calibre-web systemd service unit and httpd2 configuration.