diff --git a/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2 b/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2
index 0ccf500..98126f0 100644
--- a/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2
+++ b/roles/alpine/templates/interfaces.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{# Loopback interface must be present so define it here if none exists. #}
-{% if interfaces | rejectattr("name", "==", "lo") %}
+{# Loopback interface must be present so create it here if none is defined in inventory. #}
+{% if not interfaces | selectattr("name", "==", "lo") %}
 auto lo
 iface lo