diff --git a/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-tmux.yml b/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-tmux.yml
index 7e25467..b69ad71 100644
--- a/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-tmux.yml
+++ b/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-tmux.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     state: 'absent'
     block: '{{ tmux_global_config_resurrect }}'
 
-- name: 'If ''{{ tmux_global_config_file }}'' is 0 bytes delete it'
-  when: 'role_common_packages__tmux_global_config_file_stats.stat.size == 0'
+- name: 'If ''{{ tmux_global_config_file }}'' exists and is 0 bytes delete it'
+  when: '(role_common_packages__tmux_global_config_file_stats.stat.exists) and (role_common_packages__tmux_global_config_file_stats.stat.size == 0)'
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: '{{ tmux_global_config_file }}'
     state: 'absent'