diff --git a/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml b/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml
index da395b4f..cf11faab 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ovos_installer/tasks/sound.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
       - pipewire
       - pipewire-alsa
       - alsa-utils
-  when: (not ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and not ansible_distribution_version is version('23.04', '>=')) or
-        (not ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and not ansible_distribution_version is version('12.0', '>='))
+  when: not (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version is version('23.04', '<=')) or
+        not (ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version is version('12.0', '<='))
 
 - name: Install PulseAudio on older Debian and Ubuntu versions
   ansible.builtin.package: