diff --git a/tasks/deploy_certificate.yml b/tasks/deploy_certificate.yml
index 3bb8821..739db40 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy_certificate.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy_certificate.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     dest: "/etc/ssh/{{ item.name }}-cert.pub"
     content: "{{ certificate.stdout }}"
     mode: 0644
-  when: not cert_stat.exists
+  when: not cert_stat.stat.exists
 
 - name: Enable user certificate
   lineinfile: