defaults/main.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ certbot_hsts: false
 certbot_create_if_missing: false
 certbot_create_method: standalone
 certbot_admin_email: email@example.com
-certbot_expand: false
 
 # Default webroot, overwritten by individual per-cert webroot directories
 certbot_webroot: /var/www/letsencrypt
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ certbot_create_command: >-
   {{ '--test-cert' if certbot_testmode else '' }}
   --noninteractive --agree-tos
   --email {{ cert_item.email | default(certbot_admin_email) }}
-  {{ '--expand' if certbot_expand else '' }}
   {{ '--webroot-path ' if certbot_create_method == 'webroot'  else '' }}
   {{ cert_item.webroot | default(certbot_webroot) if certbot_create_method == 'webroot' else '' }}
   {{ certbot_create_extra_args }}

molecule/default/converge.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
-  # become: true
+  become: true
 
   vars:
     certbot_auto_renew_user: root

tasks/create-cert-standalone.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Check if certificate already exists.
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ cert_item.domains | first | replace('*.', '') }}/cert.pem
+  register: letsencrypt_cert
+
 - name: Ensure pre and post hook folders exist.
   file:
     path: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/{{ item }}
@@ -34,5 +39,4 @@
 
 - name: Generate new certificate if one doesn't exist.
   command: "{{ certbot_create_command }}"
-  register: certbot_create
-  changed_when: "'no action taken' not in certbot_create.stdout"
+  when: not letsencrypt_cert.stat.exists

tasks/create-cert-webroot.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Check if certificate already exists.
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ cert_item.domains | first }}/cert.pem
+  register: letsencrypt_cert
+
 - name: Create webroot directory if it doesn't exist yet
   file:
     path: "{{ cert_item.webroot | default(certbot_webroot) }}"
@@ -6,5 +11,4 @@
 
 - name: Generate new certificate if one doesn't exist.
   command: "{{ certbot_create_command }}"
-  register: certbot_create
-  changed_when: "'no action taken' not in certbot_create.stdout"
+  when: not letsencrypt_cert.stat.exists