diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
index 02c16d2..2fd160e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   user:
     name: root
     password: "{{ root_pw | password_hash('sha512') }}"
-  when: root_pw | default(false)
+  when: root_pw is defined
 
 - name: Install firewalld on RedHat family
   package: