diff --git a/roles/snapshot/tasks/main.yml b/roles/snapshot/tasks/main.yml
index e217cb1..10bdd0a 100644
--- a/roles/snapshot/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/snapshot/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     xe vm-snapshot vm={{ xcpng_vm_uuid }} new-name-label="{{ snapshot_name_prefix }}-{{ ansible_date_time.date }}-{{ ansible_date_time.hour }}{{ ansible_date_time.minute }}"
   register: xcpng_snapshot_result
   changed_when: xcpng_snapshot_result.rc == 0
-  when: hypervisor_type == "xcpng"
-  delegate_to: "{{ xcpng_host }}"
+  when: hypervisor_type == "xcpng" and xcpng_host != ""
+  delegate_to: "{{ xcpng_host | default('localhost') }}"
 
 - name: Store XCP-NG snapshot UUID
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
   register: xcpng_snap_verify
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: xcpng_snap_verify.stdout == ""
-  when: hypervisor_type == "xcpng"
-  delegate_to: "{{ xcpng_host }}"
+  when: hypervisor_type == "xcpng" and xcpng_host != ""
+  delegate_to: "{{ xcpng_host | default('localhost') }}"
 
 - name: Assert snapshot exists before proceeding
   ansible.builtin.assert: