diff --git a/ansible/roles/observability/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/observability/tasks/main.yml
index 638764a..5671839 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/observability/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/observability/tasks/main.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       {{ loki_events.stdout | default('n/a') }}
   when:
     - loki_install.rc != 0 or (loki_rollout.rc | default(1)) != 0
-    - loki_core_ready.stdout | default('false') != 'true'
+    - (loki_core_ready.stdout | default('false') | trim) != 'true'
 
 - name: Write Promtail values
   template: