diff --git a/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/common.yml b/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/common.yml
index cfc96497..338c00a0 100644
--- a/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/common.yml
+++ b/ansible-scylla-node/tasks/common.yml
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@
     state: started
     enabled: true
   become: true
-  ignore_errors: true
-  #TODO: stop ignoring errors when a version check is added
+  when: ansible_facts.services["scylla-node-exporter.service"] is defined
 
 - name: configure Scylla
   shell: |