diff --git a/roles/glab/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/glab/tasks/Debian.yaml
index 86a8aaa..ca7c763 100644
--- a/roles/glab/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/glab/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@
   register: glab_version_output
   changed_when: false
 
-- set_fact:
+- when: stat_glab.stat.exists
+  set_fact:
     glab_version: '{{glab_version_output.stdout | replace("glab version ", "v")}}'
+
+- set_fact:
     gitlab_api: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4'
     project_id: 'gitlab-org%2Fcli'