diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/docker/fetch_image.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/docker/fetch_image.yml
index 2eb8a6d5e..646a27d12 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/docker/fetch_image.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/docker/fetch_image.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 - name: pull ceph daemon image
   command: "docker pull {{ ceph_docker_username }}/{{ ceph_docker_imagename }}"
   changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
   when: ceph_docker_dev_image is undefined or not ceph_docker_dev_image
 
 # Dev case - export local dev image and send it across