@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class Runner(object):

             handler = utils.plugins.action_loader.get('async', self)

         conditional = utils.template(self.basedir, self.conditional, inject)

-        if not utils.check_conditional(conditional):

+        if not getattr(handler, 'BYPASS_HOST_LOOP', False) and not utils.check_conditional(conditional):

             result = utils.jsonify(dict(skipped=True))

             self.callbacks.on_skipped(host, inject.get('item',None))

             return ReturnData(host=host, result=result)