diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/glusterfs.yml b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/glusterfs.yml
index e46159969..105d9e2ac 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/glusterfs.yml
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/glusterfs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     daemonset_state: { stdout: "{}" }
     ready: "{{ daemonset_state.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"status.numberReady\") }}"
     desired: "{{ daemonset_state.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"status.desiredNumberScheduled\") }}"
-  until: "ready >= 3"
+  until: "ready | int >= 3"
   retries: 60
   delay: 5