diff --git a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/carp.yml b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/carp.yml
index 2714ae8..d34569d 100644
--- a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/carp.yml
+++ b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/carp.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@
 - name: "[CARP/primary] Wait for CARP state to stabilize after restore"
   ansible.builtin.pause:
     seconds: 20
-  ### Not altered ###
+  when: 
+    - ha_role == 'priamry'
+    - ha_peer is defined
 
 - name: "[CARP/primary] Verify primary has reclaimed MASTER for all VIPs"
   ansible.builtin.raw: |