diff --git a/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml b/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml
index 0499e8b71..cf6ab0cf9 100644
--- a/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 - name: "Check that kube_service_addresses is a network range"
   assert:
     that:
-      - kube_service_addresses | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') is not false
+      - kube_service_addresses | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') is truthy
     msg: "kube_service_addresses = '{{ kube_service_addresses }}' is not a valid network range"
   run_once: true
   when: ipv4_stack | bool
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 - name: "Check that kube_pods_subnet is a network range"
   assert:
     that:
-      - kube_pods_subnet | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') is not false
+      - kube_pods_subnet | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') is truthy
     msg: "kube_pods_subnet = '{{ kube_pods_subnet }}' is not a valid network range"
   run_once: true
   when: ipv4_stack | bool
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 - name: "Check that kube_service_addresses_ipv6 is a network range"
   assert:
     that:
-      - kube_service_addresses_ipv6 | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net')
+      - kube_service_addresses_ipv6 | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') is truthy
     msg: "kube_service_addresses_ipv6 = '{{ kube_service_addresses_ipv6 }}' is not a valid network range"
   run_once: true
   when: ipv6_stack | bool
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 - name: "Check that kube_pods_subnet_ipv6 is a network range"
   assert:
     that:
-      - kube_pods_subnet_ipv6 | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net')
+      - kube_pods_subnet_ipv6 | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') is truthy
     msg: "kube_pods_subnet_ipv6 = '{{ kube_pods_subnet_ipv6 }}' is not a valid network range"
   run_once: true
   when: ipv6_stack | bool