diff --git a/ansible/roles/h5p-staticfiles-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/h5p-staticfiles-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 6eb8d56..8ac0646 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/h5p-staticfiles-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/h5p-staticfiles-server-core/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ spec:
               namespaceSelector: {}
         podAntiAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+{% if ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE is defined and ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_ENABLE|bool %}
           - weight: 10
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector:
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ spec:
                   operator: In
                   values:
                   - h5p-staticfiles-server
-              topologyKey: "cloud.ionos.com/nodepool-name"
+              topologyKey: {{ ANIT_AFFINITY_NODEPOOL_TOPOLOGY_KEY }}
+{% endif %}
           - weight: 20
             podAffinityTerm:
               labelSelector: