diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoorbackup224r6831-scheduler.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoorbackup224r6831-scheduler.yml
index 4569497..38bff8e 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoorbackup224r6831-scheduler.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoorbackup224r6831-scheduler.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@
         nb_ip_err: "{{ _fail_line }}"
       changed_when: false
 
-    - name: "Wrapper | Abort if nb_ip not available"
-      fail:
-        msg: "Wrapper preflight did not produce nb_ip. FAIL line: {{ nb_ip_err | default('') }}"
+    - name: "Wrapper | Continue with inventory IP if nb_ip not available"
+      debug:
+        msg: "Wrapper preflight did not produce nb_ip, keeping current inventory ansible_host. FAIL line: {{ nb_ip_err | default('') }}"
       when: not nb_ip_ok
+      changed_when: false
 
     - name: "Wrapper | Debug before ansible_host override"
       debug:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     - name: "Wrapper | Update ansible_host to nb_ip"
       set_fact:
         ansible_host: "{{ nb_ip }}"
+      when: nb_ip_ok
       changed_when: false
 
     - name: "Wrapper | Debug after ansible_host override"
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@
 
     - name: "Wrapper | Reset connection after ansible_host change"
       meta: reset_connection
+      when: nb_ip_ok
 
     - name: "Wrapper | Debug after reset_connection"
       debug: