diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/check-requirements.yml b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/check-requirements.yml
index fb5ebd644c..09811bd744 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/check-requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/check-requirements.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         (ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '7') or
         (ansible_os_family == 'Suse' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '42')
     msg: "The only supported platforms for this release are Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial), CentOS 7 (WIP) and openSUSE Leap 42.X (WIP)"
+  when: (check_operating_system | default(True))| bool
   tags:
     - check-operating-system