diff --git a/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml b/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
index 95cde3b8..f4278f5e 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
       --password "{{ gitea_admin_user_pass }}" \
       --email "{{ gitea_admin_user }}@mgrote.net" \
       --admin
-  when: 'not "Command error: CreateUser: user already exists [name: fadmin]" in check'
+  when: 'not "Command error: CreateUser: user already exists [name: fadmin]" in check.stderr'
 ...