diff --git a/evolinux-base/tasks/provider_vmware.yml b/evolinux-base/tasks/provider_vmware.yml
index 1249d6fb..dbf93d0e 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/tasks/provider_vmware.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/tasks/provider_vmware.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
     name: open-vm-tools
   tags:
     - packages
-  when: vmware_provider == 0
+  when: vmware_provider.rc == 0