diff --git a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
index 08a0d2a611..1b2028a308 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@
       state: absent
     no_log: true
 
-  when: not sites_using_remote_db | count
+  when:  (wordpress_sites.items() | count) > (sites_using_remote_db | count)