diff --git a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
index 2c6c82d..30ed08e 100644
--- a/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/pips/tasks/nagios_tasks.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@
       {% else %}
         nrpe
       {% endif %}
+    register: nrpe_package_set
+    
 
+- name: Set NRPE package name
+  set_fact:
+    nrpe_installed: "{{ nrpe_package in ansible_facts.packages }}"
+  
 
 - name: Check if nagios NRPE  is installed
   debug:
     msg: "NRPE is installed."
-  when: "{{ nrpe_package }} in ansible_facts.packages"  
+  when: nrpe_installed  
 
 - name: Ensure NRPE is installed (Debian/Ubuntu)
   apt: