diff --git a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
index 30ed08e..961f47a 100644
--- a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     state: present
   become: true
   register: nrpe_install_result
-  when: "{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }} == 'Debian' "
+  when: "{{ ansible_facts['os_family']  == 'Debian' and not nrpe_installed }}"
 
 - name: Ensure NRPE is installed (RedHat/CentOS)
   yum:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     state: present
   become: yes
   register: nrpe_install_result
-  when: "{{ ansible_facts['os_family'] }} == 'RedHat' "
+  when: "{{ ansible_facts['os_family']  == 'RedHat' and not nrpe_installed }}"
 
 - name: Ensure NRPE is installed (FreeBSD)
   ansible.builtin.pkgng:
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   register: nrpe_install_result
   when:
     - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'FreeBSD'
+    - not nrpe_installed
 
 
 - name: Set psutil_installed fact if any package name contains "psutil"