diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8d5b4b0..42a909d 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     - ensure_log_rotation is defined
     - ensure_log_rotation.package_list is defined
     - ensure_log_rotation.package_list is iterable
+    - packages[item.name] is not defined
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
     state: '{{ item.state }}'
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
     - ensure_log_rotation is defined
     - ensure_log_rotation.template_list is defined
     - ensure_log_rotation.template_list is iterable
+    - packages[item.name] is not defined
   ansible.builtin.template:
     attributes: '{{ item.attributes | default(omit) }}'
     backup: '{{ item.backup | default(omit) }}'