diff --git a/tasks/sudo.yml b/tasks/sudo.yml
index 7a1c736d25..0b221e3a35 100644
--- a/tasks/sudo.yml
+++ b/tasks/sudo.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 - name: setup /etc/sudoers.d/sysadmin-main (nopasswd)
   copy: src="{{ private }}/files/sudo/sysadmin-main-nopasswd" dest=/etc/sudoers.d/ owner=root group=root mode=0600
-  when: sudoers_main == 'nopasswd'
+  when: sudoers_main is defined and sudoers_main == 'nopasswd'
   tags:
   - config
 #