diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 5e3d94e..7024d83 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - name: fail if cri-o is not avaliable
   fail:
     msg: "crictl needs to be installed"
+  when: "'cri-o' not in ansible_facts.packages"
   tags: [ "cleanup", "prepare" ]
 
 - name: delete unused images