diff --git a/tasks/section_4/cis_4.1.4.x.yml b/tasks/section_4/cis_4.1.4.x.yml
index dcf8413..2312b03 100644
--- a/tasks/section_4/cis_4.1.4.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_4/cis_4.1.4.x.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
       path: "{{ item.path }}"
       mode: 'u-x,g-wx,u-rwx'
+  failed_when: rhel9cis_4_1_4_5_file_list.state not in '[ file, absent ]'
+  register: rhel9cis_4_1_4_5_file_list
   loop: "{{ auditd_conf_files.files }}"
   loop_control:
       label: "{{ item.path }}"
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
       path: "{{ item.path }}"
       owner: root
+  failed_when: rhel9cis_4_1_4_6_file_list.state not in '[ file, absent ]'
+  register: rhel9cis_4_1_4_6_file_list
   loop: "{{ auditd_conf_files.files | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
       label: "{{ item.path }}"
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
       path: "{{ item.path }}"
       group: root
+  failed_when: rhel9cis_4_1_4_7_file_list.state not in '[ file, absent ]'
+  register: rhel9cis_4_1_4_7_file_list
   loop: "{{ auditd_conf_files.files | default([]) }}"
   loop_control:
       label: "{{ item.path }}"
diff --git a/tasks/section_4/cis_4.2.3.yml b/tasks/section_4/cis_4.2.3.yml
index 823975a..42bb419 100644
--- a/tasks/section_4/cis_4.2.3.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_4/cis_4.2.3.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
         ansible.builtin.file:
             path: "{{ item.path }}"
             mode: "{{ '0600' if item.mode == '0600' else '0640' }}"
+        failed_when: rhel9cis_4_2_3_file_list.state not in '[ file, absent ]'
+        register: rhel9cis_4_2_3_file_list
         loop: "{{ logfiles.files }}"
         loop_control:
             label: "{{ item.path }}"