# what is set\_when\_task\_skipped=false replacment in ansible 2.9? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 4, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844 "2020-05-04T18:16:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meir\_Yanovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Meir\_Yanovich](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meir_Yanovich)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/1 "2020-05-04T18:16:15Z")
i have old code which use set\_when\_task\_skipped=false in register now it is not supported any more I’m getting on : ` - name: Find location register: login\_app set\_when\_task\_skipped=false when: result.stat.exists == True ` ` fatal: [10.0.4.211]: FAILED! =\> msg: ‘Invalid variable name in ‘‘register’’ specified: ‘login\_app set\_when\_task\_skipped=false’’’ ` ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/2 "2020-05-04T18:19:25Z")
To my knowledge, that has in the past created a literal variable named `login_app set_when_task_skipped=false` `set_when_task_skipped` isn’t a feature of Ansible. We’ve recently made some changes to ensure that variables are legal. Likely you just want: `register: login_app` ---
**Author:** ![Meir\_Yanovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Meir\_Yanovich](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meir_Yanovich)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/3 "2020-05-04T18:49:46Z")
Then it failed when I remove it and when The register var is not set , So basically what is the right way to do it ? The same function set\_when\_task\_skipped=false Did ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/4 "2020-05-04T18:56:58Z")
set\_when\_task\_skipped=false is not a feature of Ansible and has never done anything. I see a stackoverflow post seeming to indicate it was a feature. However, that is incorrect. Whatever you expected it to do, never worked to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![Meir\_Yanovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Meir\_Yanovich](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meir_Yanovich)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/5 "2020-05-04T19:01:45Z")
Maybe it was experimental plug in … ---
**Author:** ![Meir\_Yanovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Meir\_Yanovich](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meir_Yanovich)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/6 "2020-05-04T20:48:36Z")
as i see it used to be or it merged and then removed [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/8062](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/8062) ---
**Author:** ![Meir\_Yanovich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Meir\_Yanovich](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meir_Yanovich)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/7 "2020-05-04T21:16:38Z")
basically, after looking into the entire internet again when regarding to ansible i see that there is no info or no simple answer on : "how to not set the register variable when the task is skipped " so what is the standard way ? ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-set-when-task-skipped-false-replacment-in-ansible-2-9/32844/8 "2020-05-04T21:18:56Z")
There is no way to prevent registering if the task is skipped. You should register to different variable names to avoid overwriting.