diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index 70619ecc054..c153cd78ba6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -394,11 +394,11 @@ class Runner(object):
                 if inject['hostvars'][host].get('ansible_ssh_user'):
                     # user for delegate host in inventory
                     thisuser = inject['hostvars'][host].get('ansible_ssh_user')
-                else:
-                    # look up the variables for the host directly from inventory
-                    host_vars = self.inventory.get_variables(host, vault_password=self.vault_pass)
-                    if 'ansible_ssh_user' in host_vars:
-                        thisuser = host_vars['ansible_ssh_user']
+            else:
+                # look up the variables for the host directly from inventory
+                host_vars = self.inventory.get_variables(host, vault_password=self.vault_pass)
+                if 'ansible_ssh_user' in host_vars:
+                    thisuser = host_vars['ansible_ssh_user']
         except errors.AnsibleError, e:
             # the hostname was not found in the inventory, so
             # we just ignore this and try the next method