diff --git a/tasks/03_create_key.yml b/tasks/03_create_key.yml
index 3887856..a282b47 100644
--- a/tasks/03_create_key.yml
+++ b/tasks/03_create_key.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
         owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
         group: "{{ borg_group }}"
         comment: "{{ borg_ssh_key_comment }}"
+      when: borg_ssh_key_file_path is defined and borg_ssh_key_file_path | length > 0
 
     - name: Read SSH key
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
         src: "{{ borg_ssh_key_file_path }}.pub"
       register: backup_local_ssh_key
+      when: borg_ssh_key_file_path is defined and borg_ssh_key_file_path | length > 0
 
     - name: Print key
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "The generated key is: {{ backup_local_ssh_key['content'] | b64decode }}"
-...
+      when: borg_ssh_key_file_path is defined and borg_ssh_key_file_path | length > 0
diff --git a/tasks/05_configure.yml b/tasks/05_configure.yml
index e055c20..9149c77 100644
--- a/tasks/05_configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/05_configure.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
         mode: "0600"
         owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
         group: "{{ borg_group }}"
-...
+      when: borgmatic_config_name is defined and borgmatic_config_name | length > 0