diff --git a/tasks/validate/configuration/control-node-count.yml b/tasks/validate/configuration/control-node-count.yml
index 72f8581..386e65e 100644
--- a/tasks/validate/configuration/control-node-count.yml
+++ b/tasks/validate/configuration/control-node-count.yml
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@
     - k3s_etcd_datastore
     - not k3s_use_unsupported_config
     - k3s_control_node
+    - k3s_state != 'uninstalled'