diff --git a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/container.yml b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/container.yml
index 037394e..b534564 100644
--- a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/container.yml
+++ b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/container.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     url: "{{ item.url | default(omit) }}"
     state: "{{ item.state }}"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_container_repos }}"
+  when: item.url is defined
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@
     repository: "{{ item.name }}"
     remote: "{{ item.name }}-remote"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_container_repos }}"
-  when: item.state == "present"
+  when:
+    - item.url is defined
+    - item.state == "present"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
diff --git a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/deb.yml b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/deb.yml
index c8e0b15..5acc48f 100644
--- a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/deb.yml
+++ b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/deb.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     url: "{{ item.url | default(omit) }}"
     state: "{{ item.state }}"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_deb_repos }}"
+  when: item.url is defined
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
     remote: "{{ item.name }}-remote"
     mirror: "{{ item.mirror | default(omit) }}"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_deb_repos }}"
-  when: item.state == "present"
+  when:
+    - item.url is defined
+    - item.state == "present"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
diff --git a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/python.yml b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/python.yml
index 653d8ae..04fe2b1 100644
--- a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/python.yml
+++ b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/python.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     url: "{{ item.url | default(omit) }}"
     state: "{{ item.state }}"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_python_repos }}"
+  when: item.url is defined
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@
     repository: "{{ item.name }}"
     remote: "{{ item.name }}-remote"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_python_repos }}"
-  when: item.state == "present"
+  when:
+    - item.url is defined
+    - item.state == "present"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
diff --git a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/rpm.yml b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/rpm.yml
index e7421ee..ec9898d 100644
--- a/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/rpm.yml
+++ b/roles/pulp_repository/tasks/rpm.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     url: "{{ item.url | default(omit) }}"
     state: "{{ item.state }}"
   with_items: "{{ pulp_repository_rpm_repos }}"
+  when: item.url is defined
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
     remote: "{{ item.name }}-remote"
     sync_policy: "{{ item.sync_policy | default(omit) }}"
   with_items: "{{  pulp_repository_rpm_repos }}"
-  when: item.state == "present"
+  when:
+    - item.url is defined
+    - item.state == "present"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"