diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
index 8abbe005a..cabadac12 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 # somehow the YAML syntax using "is_ceph_infernalis: {{"
 # does NOT work, so we keep this syntax styling...
 - set_fact:
-    is_ceph_infernalis={{ (ceph_stable and ceph_stable_release not in ceph_stable_releases) or (ceph_stable_rh_storage and (rh_storage_version.stdout | version_compare('0.94', '>'))) }}
+    is_ceph_infernalis={{ (ceph_stable and ceph_stable_release not in ceph_stable_releases) or (ceph_dev) or (ceph_stable_rh_storage and (rh_storage_version.stdout | version_compare('0.94', '>'))) }}
 
 - set_fact:
     dir_owner: ceph