diff --git a/tasks/client.yml b/tasks/client.yml
index d5e661a..ab0d8fd 100644
--- a/tasks/client.yml
+++ b/tasks/client.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/host.conf.j2"
     dest: /srv/dnsmasq/{{ dnsmasq_client_filename }}.conf
-  when: dnsmasq_servers | length > 0
+  when:
+    - dnsmasq_servers | length > 0
+    - dnsmasq_host_ipv4 not in dnsmasq_servers
   tags: creation
   loop: "{{ dnsmasq_servers }}"
   loop_control:
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /srv/dnsmasq/{{ dnsmasq_client_filename }}.conf
     state: absent
-  when: dnsmasq_servers | length > 0
+  when:
+    - dnsmasq_servers | length > 0
+    - dnsmasq_host_ipv4 not in dnsmasq_servers
   tags: [destruction, never]
   loop: "{{ dnsmasq_servers }}"
   loop_control: