diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index 9d70c82cbf..31745ff6f1 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
       owner: root
       group: root
       mode: 0600
-  when: sslintermediatecertfile
+  when: sslintermediatecertfile != ''
 
 
 - name: copy phabricator httpd config