diff --git a/roles/minetest/tasks/main.yml b/roles/minetest/tasks/main.yml
index 1e0841794..0c9ad6f6f 100644
--- a/roles/minetest/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/minetest/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     repo: https://github.com/Calinou/carbone-ng.git
     dest: "{{ minetest_game_dir }}"
     depth: 1
-  when: minetest_default_game == "carbone-ng"
+  when: not minetest_world.stat.exists and minetest_default_game == "carbone-ng"
 
 - name: Give minetest user ownership of carbone-ng
   file: