diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml
index a97738551..6fe7e47d2 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
           You can disable saving the GIT hash by setting 'matrix_playbook_commit_hash_preservation_enabled: false' in vars.yml
       when: "git_describe.stderr.find('not found') == -1"
 
-  when: "matrix_vars_yml_snapshotting_enabled|bool and matrix_playbook_commit_hash_preservation_enabled|bool"
+  when: "matrix_playbook_commit_hash_preservation_enabled|bool"
 
 - name: Ensure Matrix network is created in Docker
   community.docker.docker_network: