diff --git a/basics.yml b/basics.yml
index 350324f..f3f2295 100644
--- a/basics.yml
+++ b/basics.yml
@@ -100,12 +100,14 @@
         path: /etc/network/interfaces
         regexp: '(^allow-hotplug .*)'
         replace: '#\1'
+      when: stat_result.stat.exists
 
     - name: Disable all Network-config but source interfaces.d in /etc/network/interfaces because dhcpcd will do the job
       replace:
         path: /etc/network/interfaces
         regexp: '(^auto .*)'
         replace: '#\1'
+      when: stat_result.stat.exists
 
     - name: Set a hostname
       ansible.builtin.hostname: