The evolinux_sudo_group for debian 9 only needs to be created once

evolinux-users/tasks/sudo.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
   with_dict: "{{ evolinux_users }}"
   when: ansible_distribution_release == "jessie"
 
+- name: "Create '{{ evolinux_sudo_group }}' group (Debian 9 or later)"
+  group:
+    name: "{{ evolinux_sudo_group }}"
+    system: yes
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version | version_compare('9', '>=')
+
 - include: sudo_stretch.yml
   vars:
     user: "{{ item.value }}"

evolinux-users/tasks/sudo_stretch.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 ---
 
-- name: "Create '{{ evolinux_sudo_group }}' group (Debian 9 or later)"
-  group:
-    name: "{{ evolinux_sudo_group }}"
-    system: yes
-
 - name: "Add user to '{{ evolinux_sudo_group }}' group (Debian 9 or later)"
   user:
     name: '{{ user.name }}'