diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
index 639ae9c70c..2afcf5c70e 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if host.startswith('copr') and nagios_location == 'external' %}
 {% else %}
 define host {
-{% if hostvars[host].nagios_Check_Services['nrpe'] == true and nagios_location == 'internal' %}
+{% if hostvars[host]['nagios_Check_Services']['nrpe'] and nagios_location == 'internal' %}
    use                     defaulttemplate
 {% else %}
   use                      mincheck