diff --git a/smartgears/smart_executor/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/smart_executor/tasks/main.yml
index 9611f579..81108539 100644
--- a/smartgears/smart_executor/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/smart_executor/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   
     - name: Remove the smart executor files if we want to remove it
       file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ smart_executor_name }} state=absent
-      when: not smart_executor_install
+      when: remove_smart_executor_install
   
     # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
     - name: Get the smart executor plugin