diff --git a/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml b/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
index 55f4e202fb..87ed0eaed0 100644
--- a/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
+++ b/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@ outputs:
                 ceph_ansible_playbooks_default: ["/usr/share/ceph-ansible/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml"]
       external_upgrade_tasks:
         - when: step|int == 0
-          tags: ceph-systemd
+          tags:
+            - never
+            - ceph_systemd
           block:
             - name: stop if _limit is unset
               fail: