diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
index 50047da46..7425850bd 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 - name: Pre-check that IIAB's "XYZ_install" + "XYZ_enabled" vars (1) are defined, (2) are boolean-not-string variables, and (3) contain plausible values.  Also checks that "XYZ_install" is True when "XYZ_installed" is defined.
   include_tasks: validate_vars.yml
+  when: not (rpi_model | regex_search('\bW\b'))
 
 - name: "Time Zone / TZ: Set symlink /etc/localtime to UTC if it doesn't exist?"
   include_tasks: tz.yml