diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_system.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_system.yml
index 6b8490b0c..080a43d70 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_system.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_system.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         - name: fail on unregistered red hat rhcs linux
           fail:
             msg: "You must register your machine with subscription-manager"
-          when: subscription.rc != '0'
+          when: subscription.rc != 0
 
 - name: fail on unsupported distribution for ubuntu cloud archive
   fail: