diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ea7f6a6..f89aeaa 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     endpoint_url: "{{ cloudflare_r2_endpoint }}"
     access_key: "{{ cloudflare_r2_access_key }}"
     secret_key: "{{ cloudflare_r2_secret_key }}"
+  when: (cloudflare_r2_endpoint | urlsplit('path') | default('')) | length > 0
 
 - name: initiate restic repository
   command: "restic init --password-file=/backup-pwd"