diff --git a/roles/deploy-docker/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/deploy-docker/tasks/main.yaml
index eedeafd9e..68597f99e 100644
--- a/roles/deploy-docker/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/deploy-docker/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     state: directory
 
 - name: proxy | moving proxy systemd unit into place
-  when: ( need_docker is failed ) and ( proxy.http is defined and (proxy.http | trim != "") )
+  when: proxy.http is defined and (proxy.http | trim != "")
   template:
     src: http-proxy.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/http-proxy.conf