diff --git a/roles/transmission/tasks/main.yml b/roles/transmission/tasks/main.yml
index 8753964a0..eac8b12cf 100644
--- a/roles/transmission/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/transmission/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
     --start-paused
     -n {{ transmission_username }}:{{ transmission_password }}
     -a http://pantry.learningequality.org/downloads/ka-lite/{{ transmission_kalite_version }}/content/ka-lite-0.17-resized-videos-{{ item }}.torrent
-  with_items: "{{ transmission_kalite_languages | default('english') }}"
+  with_items: "{{ transmission_kalite_languages }}"
+  when: transmission_kalite_languages is defined and transmission_provision
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: Disable transmission-daemon service