diff --git a/tasks/common-users-data-dirs.yml b/tasks/common-users-data-dirs.yml
index b94559c..1903f09 100644
--- a/tasks/common-users-data-dirs.yml
+++ b/tasks/common-users-data-dirs.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
       recursive: "{{ item.acl_recursive_set | default(true) }}"
       use_nfsv4_acls: "{{ item.nfs4_acl | default(false) }}"
     loop: '{{ additional_data_directories }}'
+    when: item.aclperms is defined
 
   - name: Set the default read/write/access permissions on the users additional data dirs
     ansible.posix.acl:
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
       use_nfsv4_acls: "{{ item.nfs4_acl | default(false) }}"
       default: true
     loop: '{{ additional_data_directories }}'
+    when: item.aclperms is defined
 
 - name: Set the ACLs on the users data dirs
   tags: [ 'users_acl' ]
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@
       recursive: "{{ item.acl_recursive_set | default(true) }}"
       use_nfsv4_acls: "{{ item.nfs4_acl | default(false) }}"
     loop: '{{ additional_data_directories_adjunct }}'
+    when: item.aclperms is defined
 
   - name: Set the default read/write/access permissions on the additional data dirs
     ansible.posix.acl:
@@ -94,3 +97,4 @@
       use_nfsv4_acls: "{{ item.nfs4_acl | default(false) }}"
       default: true
     loop: '{{ additional_data_directories_adjunct }}'
+    when: item.aclperms is defined