diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 10c4d70..8473bc3 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
   when: ansible_os_family == "Archlinux"
 
 ############################################################
+# check for kryten to not overwrite main workstation dotfile
 - name: Copy vimrc
   copy:
     src: "files/vimrc-debian"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
     owner: "{{ username }}"
     group: "{{ username }}"
     mode: "0644"
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" and ansible_hostname != "kryten"
 
 ############################################################
 - name: Copy vimrc