diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index aab5ac6..6047e41 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     - always
 
 - import_tasks: db_setup.yml
-  when: inventory_hostname == groups['adjutant_all'][0]
+  when: _adjutant_is_first_play_host
   vars:
     _oslodb_setup_host: "{{ adjutant_galera_setup_host }}"
     _oslodb_ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ adjutant_galera_setup_python_interpreter }}"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     - adjutant-config
 
 - import_tasks: adjutant_db_sync.yml
-  when: inventory_hostname == groups['adjutant_all'][0]
+  when: _adjutant_is_first_play_host
   tags:
     - adjutant-config
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       - interface: "admin"
         url: "{{ adjutant_service_adminurl }}"
         service: "{{ adjutant_service_name }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname == groups['adjutant_all'][0]
+  when: _adjutant_is_first_play_host
   tags:
     - adjutant-config
 
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 0798161..b931bc9 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+_adjutant_is_first_play_host: "{{ (adjutant_services['adjutant-api']['group'] in group_names and inventory_hostname == (groups[adjutant_services['adjutant-api']['group']] | intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | first) | bool }}"
+
 filtered_adjutant_services: |-
   {% set services = [] %}
   {% for key, value in adjutant_services.items() %}