diff --git a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
index a0ec36f18d322ffe13d9c0a2472cafd81d10f522..16d7eab69de7704def9dc7dfb524945bbdd5b94d 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@
 
 - name: Explicitly run all handlers
   include: ../handlers/main.yml
-  when: "handlers | default(False) | bool() == True"
+  when: "run_handlers | default(False) | bool() == True"
   tags:
     - handlers