# skip-tags in ansible-playbook does not skip handlers

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-tags-in-ansible-playbook-does-not-skip-handlers/17598>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [February 23, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-tags-in-ansible-playbook-does-not-skip-handlers/17598 "2015-02-23T17:19:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-tags-in-ansible-playbook-does-not-skip-handlers/17598/1 "2015-02-23T17:19:55Z")

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design, handlers ignore tags, they are only conditional on notification.