diff --git a/site-container.yml.sample b/site-container.yml.sample
index 1c2c922e4..098cce826 100644
--- a/site-container.yml.sample
+++ b/site-container.yml.sample
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     - import_role:
         name: ceph-container-common
       tags: fetch_container_image
-      when: not (inventory_hostname in groups.get('clients', [])) or (inventory_hostname == groups.get('clients', [''])|first)
+      when: (group_names != ['clients']) or (inventory_hostname == groups.get('clients', [''])|first)
 
 - hosts: mons
   gather_facts: false