diff --git a/roles/bmc_fw_update/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bmc_fw_update/tasks/main.yml
index e5617d3..266ce73 100644
--- a/roles/bmc_fw_update/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bmc_fw_update/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,18 @@
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "{{ bmc_firmware_version }}"
 
+- name: Check if firmware image exists locally {{ bmc_fw_update_image.bmc }}
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  stat: path="{{ bmc_fw_update_image.dir }}/{{ bmc_fw_update_image.bmc }}"
+  register: bmc_fw_update_local_file_check
+
 - name: Download firmware image {{ bmc_fw_update_image.bmc }}
   ansible.builtin.get_url:
     url: "{{ bmc_fw_update_image.url }}/{{ bmc_fw_update_image.bmc }}"
-    dest: /tmp/{{ bmc_fw_update_image.bmc }}
+    dest: "{{ bmc_fw_update_image.dir }}"
     mode: '0440'
   delegate_to: localhost
+  when: not bmc_fw_update_local_file_check.stat.exists
 
 - name: Update BMC firmware of DPU
   community.general.redfish_command:
diff --git a/roles/bmc_fw_update/vars/main.yml b/roles/bmc_fw_update/vars/main.yml
index 41c41fa..41be901 100644
--- a/roles/bmc_fw_update/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bmc_fw_update/vars/main.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ bmc_fw_update_image:
   url: https://content.mellanox.com/BlueField/BMC/23.10-1-oct-2023
   bmc: bf3-bmc-23.10-5_opn.fwpkg
   cec: cec1736-ecfw-00.02.0152.0000-n02-rel-prod.fwpkg
+  dir: /tmp