diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh
index c66dd01f55..6bf415b256 100755
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/yum_update.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ if [[ "$list_updates" == "" ]]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-pacemaker_status=$(systemctl is-active pacemaker || :)
+pacemaker_status=""
+if hiera -c /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml service_names | grep -q pacemaker; then
+    pacemaker_status=$(systemctl is-active pacemaker)
+fi
 
 # Fix the redis/rabbit resource start/stop timeouts. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1633455
 # and https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1634851