diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/users/all.yml b/roles/base/tasks/users/all.yml
index 58bfffb..210c232 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/users/all.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/users/all.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     - { repo: 'ssh://git@gitlab.social.my-wan.de:22422/rene/dotfiles.git', dir: 'dotfiles' }
     - { repo: 'https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git', dir: 'powerlevel10k' }
   ignore_errors: yes
+  register: dotfiles
 
 - name: users | {{ user }} | link dotfiles
   become: yes
@@ -79,8 +80,12 @@
     - { src: 'bash/bashrc', dest: '.bashrc' }
     - { src: 'zsh/zshrc', dest: '.zshrc' }
     - { src: 'tmux/tmux.conf', dest: '.tmux.conf' }
+  when:
+    - dotfiles.rc == 0
 
 - name: users | {{ user }} | call dotfile install script
   become: yes
   become_user: '{{ user }}'
-  shell: "POWERLINE=n BASHIT=y ZSHCUSTOM=n {{ getent_passwd[user][4] }}/dotfiles/install.sh"
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+  shell: "POWERLINE=n BASHIT=y ZSHCUSTOM=n {{ getent_passwd[user][4] }}/dotfiles/install.sh"
+  when:
+    - dotfiles.rc == 0
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