diff --git a/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/ssl.yml b/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/ssl.yml
index 2aa80f2b..13723945 100644
--- a/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/ssl.yml
+++ b/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/ssl.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
         privatekey_path: "{{ inventory_dir }}/ssl/ca/{{ scylla_cluster_name }}-ca.pem"
         csr_content: "{{ ca_csr.csr }}"
         provider: selfsigned
+
+    - set_fact:
+        _ca_crt_and_key_exist: True
   when: _crt_and_key_exist == False and _ca_crt_and_key_exist == False
   delegate_to: localhost
   run_once: true