diff --git a/playbooks/deploy.yml b/playbooks/deploy.yml
index f7692a2..ce1f556 100644
--- a/playbooks/deploy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/deploy.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     - name: "debug"
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "{{ hashi_vault_configuration.listener }}"
+
     - name: "Vault"
       when: enable_vault | bool
       when: "'vault_servers' in group_names"
diff --git a/playbooks/load_vars.yml b/playbooks/load_vars.yml
index 45724ae..61ea9eb 100644
--- a/playbooks/load_vars.yml
+++ b/playbooks/load_vars.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,21 @@
   become: true
   tasks:
     - name: "Load global variables"
-      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
-        dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}"
-        files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+      block:
+        - name: "Stat global configuration file"
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+          register: _global_config_file
+
+        - name: "Make sure global configuration file exists"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - _global_config_file.stat.exists
+
+        - name: "Load global variables"
+          ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+            dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}"
+            files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
 
     - name: "Load group specific variables"
       ansible.builtin.include_vars: