diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_temps/tasks/build_new_app.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_temps/tasks/build_new_app.yml
index 7277e79d..900fa4f6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_temps/tasks/build_new_app.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_temps/tasks/build_new_app.yml
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
   retries: 6
   delay: 10
   ignore_errors: yes
-  when: build_results[template_name]|bool == false
+  when: (build_results[template_name]|bool == false and app_build_status.stdout_lines is defined)