diff --git a/roles/dns/entries/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dns/entries/tasks/main.yml
index 876409c..feb5cc6 100644
--- a/roles/dns/entries/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dns/entries/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
     cmd: nsupdate -l # local mode
     stdin: "{{ lookup('file', local_file) }}\n"
   delegate_to: "{{ dns_system_domain }}"
-  when: entries_changes_file.changed
+  when: entries_changes_file.changed and not ansible_check_mode
   tags:
     - dns_entries