diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/backup-and-restore-ceph-files.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/backup-and-restore-ceph-files.yml
index 93f8143be..a01d0e88a 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/backup-and-restore-ceph-files.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/backup-and-restore-ceph-files.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
           "you must pass the mode: -e mode=<backup|restore>"
       when:
         - mode is not defined
-        - mode not in ['backup', 'restore']
+          or mode not in ['backup', 'restore']
 
     - name: gather facts on source node
       setup: