diff --git a/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml
index d9569c7d61fb959f557d4ea72998a00f2e653f8a..f2dc7e3a86708726c5a5ac49aecfaf987e6af9f6 100644
--- a/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 
 - name: "see if cluster exists"
   command: "{{ slurm_dir }}/bin/sacctmgr show assoc format=Cluster -Pn"
-  always_run: yes
   become: true
   register: sacctmgr_clusterlist