diff --git a/vars/pulp.groovy b/vars/pulp.groovy
index d515fcd..b61c4ba 100644
--- a/vars/pulp.groovy
+++ b/vars/pulp.groovy
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def distributePublication(
     def postBody = JsonOutput.toJson(bodyContent)
     response = httpRequest authentication: credentials, url: "https://${pulpHost}${url}", httpMode: httpMode, requestBody: postBody, contentType: 'APPLICATION_JSON', ignoreSslErrors: true, validResponseCodes: "100:399"
     jsonResponse = readJSON text: response.content
-    if (distribution) {
+    if (distributionHREF) {
         waitForTaskCompletion(credentials, jsonResponse.task)
         return [url]
     } else {