diff --git a/config/ansible/tasks/servers/geesefs.yml b/config/ansible/tasks/servers/geesefs.yml
index ee818c2..ba703b9 100644
--- a/config/ansible/tasks/servers/geesefs.yml
+++ b/config/ansible/tasks/servers/geesefs.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ temp_dir.path }}"
     state: absent
-  when: temp_dir.path is defined
+  when: needs_installation | bool and temp_dir.path is defined
 
 - name: Create mount directory if it doesn't exist
   ansible.builtin.file: