diff --git a/smartgears/home_library/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/home_library/tasks/main.yml
index b15d84c7..07fbe333 100644
--- a/smartgears/home_library/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/home_library/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     - name: Link the data dir to the place where jackrabbit expects it
       file: src={{ jackrabbit_data_dir }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/jackrabbit state=link
-      when: not jackrabbit_data_path.exists
+      when: not jackrabbit_data_path.stat.exists
 
     - name: Install the repository configuration files
       template: src={{ item }}.j2 dest={{ jackrabbit_data_dir }}/{{ item }}