diff --git a/evolinux-users/tasks/main.yml b/evolinux-users/tasks/main.yml
index bf9033bc..a32bbd13 100644
--- a/evolinux-users/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/evolinux-users/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
 
-- fail:
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - ansible_distribution == "Debian"
+      - ansible_distribution_major_version | version_compare('8', '>=')
     msg: only compatible with Debian >= 8
-  when:
-  - ansible_distribution != "Debian" or ansible_distribution_major_version | version_compare('8', '<')
 
 - debug:
     msg: "Warning: empty 'evolinux_users' variable, tasks will be skipped!"