diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
index 2625c5b..42f6034 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     owner: root
     group: www-data
     mode: "0640"
-  when: nginx_htpasswd is defined
 
 - name: Check if the passwdfile exists
   ansible.builtin.stat: