diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 3d0e0ae2c5f1ec8d6ac78e0b27fc1516c92f4866..fc61bc7b9605120617496d7f023a4ec98d533657 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 - name: Setup iptables firewall
   import_tasks: "iptables.yml"
+  when: no_iptables != True
   tags: [iptables]
 
 # TODO remove passwords, investigate unattended upgrades