diff --git a/playbooks/n8n.yml b/playbooks/n8n.yml
index bf551bd..950c613 100644
--- a/playbooks/n8n.yml
+++ b/playbooks/n8n.yml
@@ -99,4 +99,5 @@
     - name: Deploy stack
       command: docker compose up -d
       args:
-        chdir: "{{ stack_dir }}"
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+        chdir: "{{ stack_dir }}"
+      when: not ansible_check_mode
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