diff --git a/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml b/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
index ebada1ba..5e15200e 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
       --password "{{ gitea_admin_user_pass }}" \
       --email "{{ gitea_admin_user }}@mgrote.net" \
       --admin
-  when: 'not "{{ gitea_admin_user }}@mgrote.net" in check.stdout'
+  when: 'not "gitea_admin_user@mgrote.net" in check.stdout'
 ...