diff --git a/roles/download/tasks/main.yml b/roles/download/tasks/main.yml
index 2474b4029..6a317fd89 100644
--- a/roles/download/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
   when:
     - not skip_downloads|default(false)
     - item.value.enabled
-    - item.value.container
+    - "{{ item.value.container | default(False) }}"
     - download_run_once
     - group_names | intersect(download.groups) | length