diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
index 23dfa683e..ac53f5d8d 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   become: false
   vars:
     - mgr_group_name: mgrs
+    - jewel_minor_update: False
 
   vars_prompt:
     - name: ireallymeanit
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
       fail:
         msg: "Please add a mgr host to your inventory."
       when:
+        - not jewel_minor_update
         - groups.get(mgr_group_name, []) | length == 0