diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2e5049c..a0a58f8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -116,17 +116,11 @@
         fail_msg: "You still have the default name for your authselect profile"
 
     - name: "Check authselect profile is selected | Check current profile"
-      ansible.builtin.shell: authselect current | head -1 | awk '{print $NF}'
+      ansible.builtin.shell: authselect list
       changed_when: false
       failed_when: prelim_authselect_current_profile.rc not in [ 0, 1 ]
       register: prelim_authselect_current_profile
 
-    - name: "Check authselect profile is selected | Ensure profile name is set"
-      ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that: prelim_authselect_current_profile is defined
-        success_msg: "Authselect is running and profile is selected"
-        fail_msg: Authselect updates have been selected there are issues with profile selection"
-
 - name: "Ensure root password is set"
   when: rhel9cis_rule_5_4_2_4
   tags:
diff --git a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.2.x.yml b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.2.x.yml
index eadb9b5..5917019 100644
--- a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.2.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.3.2.x.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
     - rule_5.3.2.1
   block:
     - name: "5.3.2.1 | PATCH | Ensure active authselect profile includes pam modules | Create custom profiles"
-      when:
-        - rhel9cis_authselect_custom_profile_name not in prelim_authselect_current_profile.stdout or
-          prelim_authselect_current_profile.stdout is not defined
+      when: rhel9cis_authselect_custom_profile_name not in prelim_authselect_current_profile.stdout
       ansible.builtin.command: "/usr/bin/authselect create-profile {{ rhel9cis_authselect_custom_profile_name }} -b {{ rhel9cis_authselect_default_profile_to_copy }}"
       changed_when: false
       args: