diff --git a/plays/filter_plugins/update_env.py b/plays/filter_plugins/update_env.py
index eba3474..f798adb 100644
--- a/plays/filter_plugins/update_env.py
+++ b/plays/filter_plugins/update_env.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 
 def filter_update_env(config, env):
+    if config.get("env", False) is False:
+        return config
+
     for key, val in env:
         config["env"][key] = val
+
     return config