diff --git a/ci/roles/orchestration/tasks/main.yaml b/ci/roles/orchestration/tasks/main.yaml
index 0818cac1..b205d46f 100644
--- a/ci/roles/orchestration/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ci/roles/orchestration/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - stacks is defined
-      - stacks['stacks']|length == 0
+      - (stacks['stacks']|length == 0) or (stacks['stacks'][0]['status'] == 'DELETE_COMPLETE')