diff --git a/ansible/proxmox/update_proxmox.yml b/ansible/proxmox/update_proxmox.yml
index 1c38f36..571a568 100644
--- a/ansible/proxmox/update_proxmox.yml
+++ b/ansible/proxmox/update_proxmox.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   any_errors_fatal: true
   become: true
   serial: 1
+  vars:
+    ntfy_password: "{{ lookup('env', 'NTFY_PASSWORD') }}"
 
   pre_tasks:
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
         that:
           - ntfy_topic is defined
           - ntfy_user is defined
-          - ntfy_password is defined
+          - ntfy_password != ""
         quiet: true
       when: ntfy_url is defined