diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/secrets/tasks/gen_certs.yml b/roles/kubernetes/secrets/tasks/gen_certs.yml
index 280aa2182..37568d694 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/secrets/tasks/gen_certs.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/secrets/tasks/gen_certs.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
     content: "{{ item.content|b64decode }}"
     dest: "{{ item.source }}"
   with_items: '{{slurp_certs.results}}'
-  when: item.item in master_certs and
-        inventory_hostname in groups['kube-master'] and sync_certs|default(false) and
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['kube-master'] and sync_certs|default(false) and
         inventory_hostname != groups['kube-master'][0]
 
 - name: certs | Copy certs on nodes