diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 2ae055c..5db382b 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
-# dont execute this role when targeting Alpine
-- name: "skip role for Alpine hosts"
-  ansible.builtin.meta: "end_host"
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Alpine"
-
-
 # load variables and collect version information
 - name: "include vars and collect versions"
+  when: "ansible_os_family not in 'Alpine'"
   block:
 
     # load os specific variables
@@ -27,3 +22,4 @@
 # zabbix-agent prerequisites
 - name: "zabbix-agent prerequisites"
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "prerequisites.yaml"
+  when: "ansible_os_family not in 'Alpine'"