diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml
index 08fb157a5b9..5b984f1c9ad 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 - name: "Install Datadog APM requirements"
   when: >
     COMMON_ENABLE_DATADOG and
-    (COMMON_ENABLE_DATADOG_APP or edx_django_service_name in edx_specifically_enabled_datadog_apps)
+    (COMMON_ENABLE_DATADOG_APP or edx_django_service_datadog_enable)
   pip:
     name:
       - ddtrace