diff --git a/plays/post_delete.yml b/plays/post_delete.yml
index 7e40d2f..2aba0fd 100644
--- a/plays/post_delete.yml
+++ b/plays/post_delete.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     # /var/lib/dokku/data/deploy.d/vars.yml file to activate a debug vars dump
     - name: Include debug tasks
       include: ./lib/debug.yml
+      when: debug is defined
 
     - name: Remove deploy.d folder
       file:
diff --git a/plays/post_deploy.yml b/plays/post_deploy.yml
index 33268f1..01503cb 100644
--- a/plays/post_deploy.yml
+++ b/plays/post_deploy.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     # /var/lib/dokku/data/deploy.d/vars.yml file to activate a debug vars dump
     - name: Include debug tasks
       include: ./lib/debug.yml
+      when: debug is defined
 
     - name: Include http tasks
       include: ./lib/http.yml
diff --git a/plays/pre_deploy.yml b/plays/pre_deploy.yml
index ad794bd..4dcf156 100644
--- a/plays/pre_deploy.yml
+++ b/plays/pre_deploy.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     # /var/lib/dokku/data/deploy.d/vars.yml file to activate a debug vars dump
     - name: Include debug tasks
       include: ./lib/debug.yml
+      when: debug is defined
 
     - name: Include domain tasks
       include: ./lib/domain.yml