diff --git a/tasks/neutron_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
index 9ec30329..ca9a3541 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@
       - section: "neutron"
         option: "venv_tag"
         value: "{{ neutron_venv_tag }}"
-  when: neutron_install_method == 'source'
+  when:
+    - neutron_install_method == 'source'
+    - ((filtered_neutron_services|length) + (uwsgi_neutron_services|length)) > 0
 
 - name: Initialise the upgrade facts
   ini_file:
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
index 2da8f64b..a993509b 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@
     src: "{{ neutron_bin }}/neutron-keepalived-state-change"
     dest: "/usr/local/bin/neutron-keepalived-state-change"
     state: link
-  when: neutron_install_method == 'source'
+  when:
+    - neutron_install_method == 'source'
+    - ((filtered_neutron_services|length) + (uwsgi_neutron_services|length)) > 0
 
 - name: Preserve original configuration file(s)
   command: "cp {{ item.target_f }} {{ item.target_f }}.original"
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml
index f9da30a4..2f00ae33 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
           neutron_conf_dir_stat.stat.isdir
   when:
     - neutron_install_method == 'source'
+    - ((filtered_neutron_services|length) + (uwsgi_neutron_services|length)) > 0
 
 - name: Create neutron dir
   file: