diff --git a/roles/deploy_code/tasks/deploy.yml b/roles/deploy_code/tasks/deploy.yml
index ef38f63a..68d40d4a 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_code/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_code/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   when:
     - deploy_code.symlinks | length
     - deploy_code.mount_type == "squashfs"
+    - deploy_operation == 'deploy'
 
 # Additional vhost handling for feature branch builds.