diff --git a/playbooks/stop_containers.yaml b/playbooks/stop_containers.yaml
index a1180b2..3cb7ffa 100644
--- a/playbooks/stop_containers.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/stop_containers.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   loop:
     - semaphore-db-1 
     - semaphore-app-1
+  when: '"semaphore" in selected_containers'
    
 - debug:
     msg: "{{ docker_containers }}"