diff --git a/tasks/autodiscover_pre_tasks.yml b/tasks/autodiscover_pre_tasks.yml
index ab5233d..6e77ea0 100644
--- a/tasks/autodiscover_pre_tasks.yml
+++ b/tasks/autodiscover_pre_tasks.yml
@@ -94,16 +94,19 @@
   when:
     - debug
 
+# due to a hetzner api bug for label selector: only last given selector is used - label_selector=stage=XXX,!manual not working correctly
 - name: "Reading hetzner server infos for stage <{{ stage }}>"
   set_fact:
     stage_server_infos: "\
       {% set  list= [] %}\
       {% for server in hetzner_servers %}\
-        {% for private_net in server.private_net %}\
-          {% if private_net.network == stage_private_network_id|int %}\
-            {{ list.append({'service': server.labels.service, 'private_ip': private_net.ip, 'public_ip': server.public_net.ipv4.ip, 'name': server.name}) }}\
-          {% endif %}\
-        {% endfor %}\
+        {% if server.labels.manual is not defined %}\
+          {% for private_net in server.private_net %}\
+            {% if private_net.network == stage_private_network_id|int %}\
+              {{ list.append({'service': server.labels.service, 'private_ip': private_net.ip, 'public_ip': server.public_net.ipv4.ip, 'name': server.name}) }}\
+            {% endif %}\
+          {% endfor %}\
+        {% endif %}\
       {% endfor %}\
       {{ list|list }}"
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1