diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/system.yml b/roles/base/tasks/system.yml
index c0c16d5..3dddd66 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/system.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/system.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   loop: "{{ gpg_check_import.results }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.item.item }}"
-  when: (item.skipped | default(false) == false) and ('imported' not in item.stderr)
+  when: root_gpgkeys is defined and (item.skipped | default(false) == false) and ('imported' not in item.stderr)
 
 - name: Install NTPsec
   ansible.builtin.apt: