diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
index f384623925f..a0e641465fb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class JenkinsPlugin(object):
                             self._write_file(plugin_file, data)
 
                         changed = True
-            else:
+            elif self.params['version'] == 'latest':
                 # Check for update from the updates JSON file
                 plugin_data = self._download_updates()