diff --git a/remove-node.yml b/remove-node.yml
index 4c2fe66d1ba7627ca87dac23464bf3a7bf55b2a8..b9fdb93d60ed6f5269c249907db9392cded3924e 100644
--- a/remove-node.yml
+++ b/remove-node.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 - name: Gather facts
   import_playbook: facts.yml
+  when: reset_nodes|default(True)|bool
 
 - hosts: "{{ node | default('kube_node') }}"
   gather_facts: no