diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/secure_cluster.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/secure_cluster.yml
index a12d08f49..74666493a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/secure_cluster.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/secure_cluster.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: collect all the pools
   command: rados --cluster {{ cluster }} lspools
   register: ceph_pools
-  when: "{{ ceph_version | version_compare('0.94.0', '>=') }}"
+  when: ceph_release_num.{{ ceph_release }} >= ceph_release_num.hammer
 
 - name: secure the cluster
   command: ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool set {{ item[0] }} {{ item[1] }} true