diff --git a/playbooks/javascript/release.yaml b/playbooks/javascript/release.yaml
index 156f6a737d..291be43ba5 100644
--- a/playbooks/javascript/release.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/javascript/release.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     # the remote host, which puts the fact into the hostvars of that host.
     # Now that we're running on localhost, we need to reach in to the remote
     # hosts vars to get the value.
-    - name: Upload to npm
-      include_role:
-        name: upload-npm
+    - block:
+      - name: Upload to npm
+        include_role:
+          name: upload-npm
       delegate_to: localhost