diff --git a/roles/wordpress/tasks/main.yml b/roles/wordpress/tasks/main.yml
index 89029c7a7..a508d0d49 100644
--- a/roles/wordpress/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wordpress/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # SEE "emergency" REINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS IN roles/wordpress/tasks/install.yml
 
+- assert:
+    that: wordpress_install is defined and wordpress_install is sameas true
+    success_msg: wordpress_install is defined and wordpress_install is sameas true
+
+- assert:
+    that: wordpress_enabled is defined and wordpress_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'
+    success_msg: wordpress_enabled is defined and wordpress_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'
+
 - name: Provision MySQL DB for WordPress, if 'wordpress_installed' is not defined in {{ iiab_state_file }}    # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml
   include_tasks: setup.yml
   when: wordpress_installed is undefined    # and not installing