diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/main.yml
index e2953d97e9fc115e241547603e85340b150c2982..b3ed9fcb6258b789fe61dc2c92f3cf7d8cd90d7a 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 - name: Explicitly run all handlers
   include: ../handlers/main.yml
-  when: "handlers | default(False) | bool() == True"
+  when: "run_handlers | default(False) | bool() == True"
   tags:
     - handlers