diff --git a/hetzner/autoinstall/defaults/main.yml b/hetzner/autoinstall/defaults/main.yml
index b96a6cb..348dd00 100644
--- a/hetzner/autoinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/hetzner/autoinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+hetzner_autoinstall: false
 autoinstall_image: /root/images/Debian-1105-bullseye-amd64-base.tar.gz
 autoinstall_disk_encryption_secret: secret
 autoinstall_authorized_keys_src: .ssh/id_rsa.pub
diff --git a/hetzner/autoinstall/tasks/main.yml b/hetzner/autoinstall/tasks/main.yml
index e8e7112..a405518 100644
--- a/hetzner/autoinstall/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/hetzner/autoinstall/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: bootstrap fully encrypted linux image
-  when: hetzner_autoinstall|default(false)
+  when: hetzner_autoinstall
   notify: unlock_disk
   block:
   - name: copy setup.conf template