diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml
index 699fc644b9de..87bb4a225481 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ steps:
     parameters:
       ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
       BuildTargetingString: ${{ parameters.BuildTargetingString }}
-      ValidateFormatting: ${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}
 
-  - template: run_black.yml
-    parameters:
-      ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
-      BuildTargetingString: ${{ parameters.BuildTargetingString }}
-      ValidateFormatting: ${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}
+  - ${{ if parameters.ValidateFormatting }}:
+    - template: run_black.yml
+      parameters:
+        ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
+        BuildTargetingString: ${{ parameters.BuildTargetingString }}
+        ValidateFormatting: ${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}
 
   - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
     condition: succeededOrFailed()