diff --git a/roles/2-common/tasks/iiab-startup.yml b/roles/2-common/tasks/iiab-startup.yml
index 345b69b9d..bdcb75e1c 100644
--- a/roles/2-common/tasks/iiab-startup.yml
+++ b/roles/2-common/tasks/iiab-startup.yml
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
   template:
     src: iiab-startup.service
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/
-  when: startup_unit.stat.exists is defined and not startup_unit.stat.exists
+  when: not startup_unit.stat.exists
 
 - name: Copy template script to /usr/libexec/iiab-startup.sh
   template:
     src: iiab-startup.sh
     dest: /usr/libexec/
     mode: 0755
-  when: startup_unit.stat.exists is defined and not startup_unit.stat.exists
+  when: not startup_unit.stat.exists
 
 - name: Do a systemd daemon-reload
   # shell: systemctl daemon-reload
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
-  when: startup_unit.stat.exists is defined and not startup_unit.stat.exists
+  when: not startup_unit.stat.exists
 
 - name: Enable & restart the systemd service
   # shell: systemctl restart iiab-startup.service
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
   service:
     enabled: yes
     restarted: yes
-  when: startup_unit.stat.exists is defined and not startup_unit.stat.exists
+  when: not startup_unit.stat.exists