diff --git a/tasks/slurmctld.yml b/tasks/slurmctld.yml
index 1356b4f..62fec10 100644
--- a/tasks/slurmctld.yml
+++ b/tasks/slurmctld.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
     group: "{{ __slurm_group_name }}"
     mode: 0755
     state: directory
-  when: slurm_create_dirs and __slurm_config_merged.SlurmctldLogFile
+  when: slurm_create_dirs and __slurm_config_merged.SlurmctldLogFile != omit
diff --git a/tasks/slurmd.yml b/tasks/slurmd.yml
index 6948e58..d9e77d8 100644
--- a/tasks/slurmd.yml
+++ b/tasks/slurmd.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     group: "{{ __slurm_group_name }}"
     mode: 0755
     state: directory
-  when: slurm_create_dirs and __slurm_config_merged.SlurmdLogFile
+  when: slurm_create_dirs and __slurm_config_merged.SlurmdLogFile != omit
 
 - name: Include config dir creation tasks
   include_tasks: _inc_create_config_dir.yml