diff --git a/tests/ansible/lib/inventory/gcloud.py b/tests/ansible/lib/inventory/gcloud.py
index 956e955b..2135d913 100755
--- a/tests/ansible/lib/inventory/gcloud.py
+++ b/tests/ansible/lib/inventory/gcloud.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import sys
 
-if not os.environ.get('MITOGEN_GCLOUD_GROUP'):
+if (not os.environ.get('MITOGEN_GCLOUD_GROUP')) or any('--host' in s for s in sys.argv):
     sys.stdout.write('{}')
     sys.exit(0)