diff --git a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/tasks/generate_snippets.yml b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/tasks/generate_snippets.yml
index 261e0fb1ec..5a11b8510c 100644
--- a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/tasks/generate_snippets.yml
+++ b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/tasks/generate_snippets.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,21 @@
       cifmw_architecture_scenario must be provided.
 
 - name: Ensure source original values file exists
-  ansible.builtin.assert:
-    that:
-      - cifmw_ci_gen_kustomize_values_src_file is ansible.builtin.exists
-    msg: >-
-      {{ cifmw_ci_gen_kustomize_values_src_file }} doesn't exist.
+  block:
+    - name: Stat original source file
+      register: _src_stat
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ cifmw_ci_gen_kustomize_values_src_file }}"
+        get_attributes: false
+        get_checksum: false
+        get_mime: false
+
+    - name: Assert source file exists
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - _src_stat.stat.exists
+        msg: >-
+          {{ cifmw_ci_gen_kustomize_values_src_file }} doesn't exist.
 
 - name: Load original values file
   register: _original