diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
index b5d745c81..42c7a9c43 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     - not ceph_dev
     - not ceph_rhcs
     - not ceph_stable_uca
+    - not ceph_custom
   tags:
     - package-install