diff --git a/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-xpack-activation.yml b/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-xpack-activation.yml
index 7ad03d95..2bce5bb0 100644
--- a/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-xpack-activation.yml
+++ b/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-xpack-activation.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     return_content: yes
   register: license_activated
   no_log: True
-  when: es_api_basic_auth_username is defined or es_api_basic_auth_password is defined
+  when: es_api_basic_auth_username is defined and es_api_basic_auth_password is defined
   failed_when: >
     license_activated.status != 200 or
     license_activated.json.license_status is not defined or