diff --git a/mongodb-org/tasks/mongodb-letsencrypt-acmetool.yml b/mongodb-org/tasks/mongodb-letsencrypt-acmetool.yml
index 58d8b2a4..da6cf344 100644
--- a/mongodb-org/tasks/mongodb-letsencrypt-acmetool.yml
+++ b/mongodb-org/tasks/mongodb-letsencrypt-acmetool.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   - name: Copy the certificate and its key where the mongo server expects it
     command: "{{ letsencrypt_acme_services_scripts_dir }}/mongodb"
-    when: mongodb_pem.stat.exists
+    when: not mongodb_pem.stat.exists
 
   when:
     - mongodb_ssl_letsencrypt_managed