diff --git a/tasks/i3.yaml b/tasks/i3.yaml
index e0e32b6..c27fcd6 100644
--- a/tasks/i3.yaml
+++ b/tasks/i3.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
-- name: i3-py
-  pip:
-    name: i3-py
+# - name: i3-py
+#   pip:
+#     name: i3-py
 
 - name: i3 config directory
   file:
diff --git a/templates/i3/i3blocks.config.j2 b/templates/i3/i3blocks.config.j2
index c563e2e..f2c0e55 100644
--- a/templates/i3/i3blocks.config.j2
+++ b/templates/i3/i3blocks.config.j2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ command=/usr/share/i3blocks/$BLOCK_NAME
 separator_block_width=15
 markup=none
 
-{% if i3blocks_ntfy_url is defined %}
+{% if i3blocks_ntfy_url is defined and i3blocks_ntfy_url %}
 # todo
 [ntfy]
 command=i3blocks-ntfy.sh {{ i3blocks_ntfy_url | quote }}