diff --git a/roles/people/tasks/main.yml b/roles/people/tasks/main.yml
index 54ed5cb20f..e5fdccae3a 100644
--- a/roles/people/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/people/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 - name: set default xfs quotas on /srv
   command: xfs_quota -x -c 'limit bsoft=2g bhard=2g -d' /srv
   always_run: true
+  register: xfs_quotaoutput
+  changed_when: "xfs_quotaoutput.rc != 0"
   tags:
   - people
   - peoplequotas
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@
   - { user: thunderbirdtr, quota: 3g }
   - { user: zpericic, quota: 5g }
   always_run: true
+  register: xfs_quotaoutput
+  changed_when: "xfs_quotaoutput.rc != 0"
   tags:
   - people
   - peoplequotas