diff --git a/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml b/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
index e3a0287a..c92bbdcd 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_gitea_setup/tasks/admin.yml
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
       --password "{{ gitea_admin_user_pass }}" \
       --email "{{ gitea_admin_user }}@mgrote.net" \
       --admin
-  when: '"{{ gitea_admin_user }}@mgrote.net" in check.stdout'
+  when: 'not "{{ gitea_admin_user }}@mgrote.net" in check.stdout'
 ...