diff --git a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
index f8b1e3f0d4..fee1ba7409 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/batcave/tasks/main.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
   - cloud
   - batcave
   - config
+  when: datacenter != 'iad2'
 
 - name: install cloud client packages
   package: name={{ item }} state=present
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
   - cloud
   - batcave
   - config
+  when: datacenter != 'iad2'
 
 
 #