diff --git a/host_exporters/tasks/main.yml b/host_exporters/tasks/main.yml
index 292c5cb..6c0b197 100644
--- a/host_exporters/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/host_exporters/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Both exporters listen on all addresses; host_firewall limits who reaches them.
+# Its recommends (smartmontools, nvme-cli, ipmitool) start units that fail on hosts without such hardware.
 - name: Install the node exporter
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     name: prometheus-node-exporter
+    install_recommends: false
     state: present
 
 - name: Enable the node exporter