diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml
index 1421109a55..d7181ea9ef 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml
@@ -122,5 +122,6 @@
   - koschei/backend
 
 - name: Check whether an update happened
-  assert:
-    that: backend_upgrade.changed and frontend_upgrade.changed
+  tasks:
+  - assert:
+      that: backend_upgrade.changed and frontend_upgrade.changed