diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2cb0cdc516f28a9f25bd5143bae3efb523c1375e..d3333fdcc06b959767b41fb08c1808e47c8fb601 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - block:
   - name: "LetsEncrypt Certificates"
     include: letsencrypt.yml
-    with_items: '{{ proxy_certificates_letsencrypt }}'
+    with_items: '{{ proxy_certificates_letsencrypt|default([]) }}'
 
     # Renewing certificates is only possible generelly, not individually.
   - name: "Renew Existing Cert"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
   - name: "Create PEM file for HaProxy"
     shell: cat /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ item.domain }}/fullchain.pem /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ item.domain }}/privkey.pem > /etc/haproxy/certs/{{ item.domain }}.pem
-    with_items: '{{ proxy_certificates_letsencrypt }}'
+    with_items: '{{ proxy_certificates_letsencrypt|default([]) }}'
 
   when: '"letsencrypt" not in excluded_roles'