diff --git a/basics.yml b/basics.yml
index 24ec783..bf7b5b1 100644
--- a/basics.yml
+++ b/basics.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
         path: /etc/network/interfaces
         regexp: '(^iface .*)'
         replace: '#\1'
+      when: $(-s /etc/network/interfaces)
 
     - name: Disable all Network-config but source interfaces.d in /etc/network/interfaces because dhcpcd will do the job
       replace: