diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 3c24782..75cb3b9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     group: "{{ designate_system_group_name }}"
   when:
     - designate_pools_yaml is defined
-    - _designate_is_first_play_host
+    - _designate_is_last_play_host
   notify:
     - Perform Designate pools update
   tags:
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index bf6b9b1..14989d9 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ _designate_is_first_play_host: >-
       inventory_hostname == (groups[designate_services['designate-api']['group']] | intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | first) | bool
   }}
 
+_designate_is_last_play_host: >-
+  {{
+    (designate_services['designate-api']['group'] in group_names and
+      inventory_hostname == (groups[designate_services['designate-api']['group']] | intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | last) | bool
+  }}
+
 _designate_oslomsg_rpc_vhost_conf: >-
   {{
     (designate_oslomsg_rpc_vhost is string) | ternary(