diff --git a/infra/finance/0003_firefly-iii_playbook.yaml b/infra/finance/0003_firefly-iii_playbook.yaml
index b5a2d92..5386c4f 100644
--- a/infra/finance/0003_firefly-iii_playbook.yaml
+++ b/infra/finance/0003_firefly-iii_playbook.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
       ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:
         timeout: 300
 
+    - name: Check if project exists
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "$HOME/{{ app }}"
+      register: project
     - name: Docker compose down
+      when: project.stat.exists
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
         project_src: "$HOME/{{ app }}"
         state: absent