diff --git a/playbooks/common/private/components.yml b/playbooks/common/private/components.yml
index 739be93c579..089645d07a0 100644
--- a/playbooks/common/private/components.yml
+++ b/playbooks/common/private/components.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 - import_playbook: ../../openshift-hosted/private/config.yml
 
 - import_playbook: ../../openshift-web-console/private/config.yml
-  when:
-    - openshift_web_console_install | default(true) | bool
-    - openshift.common.version_gte_3_9
+  when: openshift_web_console_install | default(true) | bool
 
 - import_playbook: ../../openshift-metrics/private/config.yml
   when: openshift_metrics_install_metrics | default(false) | bool
diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-web-console/private/config.yml b/playbooks/openshift-web-console/private/config.yml
index ffd702d20fe..c99cf03550d 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-web-console/private/config.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-web-console/private/config.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
 
 - name: Web Console
   hosts: oo_first_master
-  roles:
-  - openshift_web_console
   vars:
     first_master: "{{ groups.oo_first_master[0] }}"
+  tasks:
+  - debug: msg="{{ openshift_version | version_compare('3.9', '>=') }}"
+  - import_role:
+      name: openshift_web_console
+    when: openshift_version | version_compare('3.9', '>=')
 
 - name: Web Console Install Checkpoint End
   hosts: all