diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 7dd63a3ba7..ba4639c7e6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ monasca_services['monasca-thresh']['container_name'] }}"
   when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups['monasca-thresh']
     - inventory_hostname != groups['monasca-thresh']|first
 
 - name: Flush handlers