diff --git a/tasks/k3s/install.yaml b/tasks/k3s/install.yaml
index 62d0bc6..4a6991a 100644
--- a/tasks/k3s/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/k3s/install.yaml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
       - src: k3s-registries.yaml.j2
         dest: /etc/rancher/k3s/registries.yaml
         notify: kubernetes_restart
+        when: "{{ (kubernetes_private_container_registry | default([])) | from_yaml | list | length > 0 }}"
 
 
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