diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml
index b5fd06ac5..638545c4d 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: Check browbeat_network
   fail: msg="browbeat_network needs to be set"
-  when: browbeat_network is not defined
+  when: browbeat_network is not defined or browbeat_network is none
 
 - name: Copy userdata files
   template: