diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
index 41f734b63..8d193cfb3 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@
 
 # php-stem extension installed by roles/www_base/tasks/php-stem.yml
 # here it is linked to php-fpm
+# we skip any errors which probably due to the lack of the .so for the current platform
 - name: Symlink /etc/php/{{ php_version }}/fpm/conf.d/20-stem.ini -> /etc/php/{{ php_version }}/mods-available/stem.ini
   file:
     src: "/etc/php/{{ php_version }}/mods-available/stem.ini"
     path: "/etc/php/{{ php_version }}/fpm/conf.d/20-stem.ini"
     state: link
-  when: php_version != 7.4
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  #when: php_version != 7.4
   #when: nginx_enabled | bool
 
 - name: Restart php{{ php_version }}-fpm systemd service