diff --git a/tasks/pullcerts.yml b/tasks/pullcerts.yml
index 775018381f6c91b2884f4d647300ba8baf1da291..0e887eb3a874cbbea663f9a2e0087d4f55d6adc9 100644
--- a/tasks/pullcerts.yml
+++ b/tasks/pullcerts.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - name: "Find out active proxy"
   set_fact: proxy_active_host={{ item }}
   with_items: '{{ groups.proxyserver }}'
-  when: hostvars[item].proxy_active
+  when: hostvars[item].proxy_active|default(true)
 
 - name: "Set directory permissions to current user"
   file: