diff --git a/provisioning/playbook.yml b/provisioning/playbook.yml
index d7881e590..05bab9fa0 100644
--- a/provisioning/playbook.yml
+++ b/provisioning/playbook.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
     - name: Check if Drupal is already set up.
       stat: "path={{ drupal_core_path }}/index.php"
       register: drupal_site
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Define drupal_site_exists
+      set_fact:
+        drupal_site_exists: "{{ drupal_site.stat.exists|default(false) }}"
 
     - include: tasks/sshd.yml
     - include: tasks/extras.yml
diff --git a/provisioning/tasks/build-composer.yml b/provisioning/tasks/build-composer.yml
index cafc99333..d5e61bcad 100644
--- a/provisioning/tasks/build-composer.yml
+++ b/provisioning/tasks/build-composer.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   copy:
     src: "{{ drupal_composer_json }}"
     dest: "{{ drupal_composer_install_dir }}/composer.json"
-  when: drupal_composer_json is defined and not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: drupal_composer_json is defined and not drupal_site_exists
 
 - name: Check if composer.json exists.
   stat: "path={{ drupal_composer_install_dir }}/composer.json"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   command: >
     composer install
     chdir={{ drupal_composer_install_dir }}
-  when: drupal_composer_file.stat.exists and not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: drupal_composer_file.stat.exists and not drupal_site_exists
   become: no
 
 - name: Generate Drupal project with composer package.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     --stability dev
     --no-dev
     --no-interaction
-  when: not drupal_composer_file.stat.exists and not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: not drupal_composer_file.stat.exists and not drupal_site_exists
   become: no
 
 - name: Install dependencies with composer require.
diff --git a/provisioning/tasks/build-makefile.yml b/provisioning/tasks/build-makefile.yml
index 62db4cb82..862cb5acc 100644
--- a/provisioning/tasks/build-makefile.yml
+++ b/provisioning/tasks/build-makefile.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   copy:
     src: "{{ drush_makefile_path }}"
     dest: /tmp/drupal.make.yml
-  when: not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: not drupal_site_exists
 
 - name: Ensure drupal_core_path directory exists.
   file:
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@
     recurse: yes
     mode: 0775
   become: no
-  when: not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: not drupal_site_exists
 
 - name: Generate Drupal site with drush makefile.
   command: >
     {{ drush_path }} make -y /tmp/drupal.make.yml --no-gitinfofile
     chdir={{ drupal_core_path }}
-  when: not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: not drupal_site_exists
   become: no
 
 - name: Check if a composer.json file is present.
   stat: "path={{ drupal_core_path }}/composer.json"
   register: drupal_core_composer_file
-  when: not drupal_site.stat.exists
+  when: not drupal_site_exists
 
 - name: Run composer install if composer.json is present.
   command: >
     composer install
     chdir={{ drupal_core_path }}
-  when: not drupal_site.stat.exists and drupal_core_composer_file.stat.exists
+  when: not drupal_site_exists and drupal_core_composer_file.stat.exists
   become: no