--- - name: Check if certificate already exists. stat: path: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ cert_item.domains | first }}/cert.pem register: letsencrypt_cert_exists - name: Check if certificate has changed. lineinfile: path: /etc/letsencrypt/domains-{{ cert_item.domains | first }} line: "{{ cert_item.domains }}" state: present check_mode: yes register: letsencrypt_cert_contents when: letsencrypt_cert_exists.stat.exists - set_fact: letsencrypt_cert_updated: "{{ (letsencrypt_cert_contents | changed) or (letsencrypt_cert_contents | failed) }}" when: letsencrypt_cert_exists.stat.exists