diff --git a/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/dhclient.yaml b/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/dhclient.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebb596b886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/dhclient.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- name: Register dhclient config file
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+  register: _dhclient
+
+- name: Write dhclient config file
+  when: _dhclient.stat.exists | bool
+  copy:
+    src: dhclient.conf
+    dest: "{{ item }}"
+    mode: 0444
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/main.yaml
index 36d8f345b6..1d6b708ce2 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/unbound/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@
     state: present
     name: unbound
 
-- name: Write dhclient config file
-  copy:
-    src: dhclient.conf
-    dest: "{{ item }}"
-    mode: 0444
-  when: item is file
+- name: Write dhclient config files
+  include_tasks: dhclient.yaml
   loop:
     - /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
     - /etc/dhcp/dhclient-eth0.conf