diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
index ade00a13c..83d6fa963 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@
   when:
     - not ignore_assert_errors
     - ('k8s_cluster' in group_names)
-    - kube_network_node_prefix is defined
-    - kube_network_plugin != 'calico'
+    - kube_network_plugin not in ['calico', 'none']
 
 - name: Stop if ip var does not match local ips
   assert: