diff --git a/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml
index 0393762d57..3335ad1535 100644
--- a/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ outputs:
               register: iha_nodes
             - name: If instance HA is enabled on the node activate the evacuation completed check
               file: path=/var/lib/nova/instanceha/enabled state=touch
-              when: iha_nodes.stdout|lower | search('"'+ansible_hostname|lower+'"')
+              when: iha_nodes.stdout|lower is search('"'+ansible_hostname|lower+'"')
           - name: is KSM enabled
             set_fact:
               compute_ksm_enabled: {get_attr: [RoleParametersValue, value, compute_enable_ksm]}