diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml
index a5cb76baa..81732d3be 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     kind: Namespace
     state: present
   register: create_ci_ns
-  failed_when: create_ci_ns.changed == false
+  failed_when: not create_ci_ns.changed
 
 - name: "Create temp dir /tmp/{{ test_name }} for CI files"
   file: