diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/node-exporter.yaml b/roles/common/tasks/node-exporter.yaml
index 4bd84ea..448bae1 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/node-exporter.yaml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/node-exporter.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 - name: Install or remove prometheus node-exporter
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: prometheus-node-exporter
-    state: "{% if node_exporter|bool %}present{% else %}absent{% endif %}
+    state: "{% if node_exporter %}present{% else %}absent{% endif %}"
     autoremove: yes