diff --git a/config/ansible/tasks/global/global.yml b/config/ansible/tasks/global/global.yml
index bf5d656..cde5dad 100644
--- a/config/ansible/tasks/global/global.yml
+++ b/config/ansible/tasks/global/global.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@
   become: true
 
 - name: Ensure ~/.hushlogin exists
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: ~/.hushlogin
+  register: hushlogin_stat
+
+- name: Create ~/.hushlogin if it does not exist
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: ~/.hushlogin
     state: touch
     mode: "0644"
+  when: not hushlogin_stat.stat.exists