diff --git a/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml
index e1482991..da4d40d0 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
     path: "/etc/sudoers.d/users-sudo-{{ item.username }}"
     state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
   loop: '{{ users }}'
-  when: (item.allow_sudo|default(false) and item.allow_sudo is defined) and (item.state == absent)
+  when: (item.allow_sudo|default(false) and item.allow_sudo is defined) and (item.state is absent)
   # no_log: true