diff --git a/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yml b/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yml
index 933df8a..d8e7cae 100644
--- a/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
               - bash
               - "./recover.sh"
           notify: "restart minecraft {{ mcname }}"
+      when: not stat_mcroot_world.stat.exists
     - name: Configure server
       block:
         - name: Template out server.properties