diff --git a/playbooks/docs/promote.yaml b/playbooks/docs/promote.yaml
index 7565555..d69d0ea 100644
--- a/playbooks/docs/promote.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/docs/promote.yaml
@@ -20,16 +20,17 @@
       unarchive:
         src: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/docs-html.tar.bz2"
         dest: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/docs"
-    - include_role:
+    - name: Write root_marker file
+      include_role:
         name: write-root-marker
       when: "write_root_marker"
       vars:
         root_marker_dir: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/docs"
-    - name: Set target directory
+    - name: Set target directory if master
       when: "zuul.branch == 'master'"
       set_fact:
         target_dir: "{{ afs.docs_master_path }}"
-    - name: Set target directory
+    - name: Set target directory if not master
       when: "zuul.branch != 'master'"
       set_fact:
         target_dir: "{{ afs.docs_branch_path }}"
diff --git a/roles/write-root-marker/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/write-root-marker/tasks/main.yaml
index a246118..7416b4b 100644
--- a/roles/write-root-marker/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/write-root-marker/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-- name: Write root marker
+- name: Write root marker if zuul.branch
   when: "zuul.branch is defined"
   copy:
     dest: "{{ root_marker_dir }}/.root-marker"
     content: "Project: {{ zuul.project.name }} Branch: {{ zuul.branch }} Build: {{ zuul.build }} Revision: {{ zuul.ref }}"
-- name: Write root marker
+- name: Write root marker if zuul.tag
   when: "zuul.tag is defined"
   copy:
     dest: "{{ root_marker_dir }}/.root-marker"