diff --git a/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml b/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml
index 33293204f..b67f1b105 100644
--- a/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/reset/tasks/main.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
   rescue:
     - name: Reset | force remove all cri pods (rescue)
-      shell: "ip netns list | cut -d' ' -f 1 | xargs -n1 ip netns delete && {{ bin_dir }}/crictl rmp -a -f"
+      shell: "ip netns list | cut -d' ' -f 1 | xargs -r -n1 ip netns delete && {{ bin_dir }}/crictl rmp -a -f"
       ignore_errors: true  # noqa ignore-errors
       changed_when: true