diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-hangouts/tasks/init.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-hangouts/tasks/init.yml
index ee18eeb0e..e4f48afc8 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-hangouts/tasks/init.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-mautrix-hangouts/tasks/init.yml
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@
       Please make sure that you're proxying the `{{ matrix_mautrix_hangouts_public_endpoint }}`
       URL endpoint to the matrix-mautrix-hangouts container.
       You can expose the container's port using the `matrix_mautrix_hangouts_container_http_host_bind_port` variable.
-  when: "matrix_mautrix_hangouts_enabled|bool and matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled is not defined"
+  when: "matrix_mautrix_hangouts_enabled|bool and (matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled is not defined or matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled|bool == false)"