diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
index 259792ec1..9ae375758 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   - name: Set kolibri_version_pip if
     set_fact:
       kolibri_version_pip: 0.17.5
-    when: is_debian_13 or is_ubuntu_2504
+    when: (is_debian_13 or is_ubuntu_2504) and kolibri_version_pip is undefined
 
   - name: Install Kolibri, if 'kolibri_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }}    # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml
     include_tasks: install.yml