diff --git a/deployment/pacemaker/pacemaker-baremetal-puppet.yaml b/deployment/pacemaker/pacemaker-baremetal-puppet.yaml
index 3c3ec8a630..6e9c75c9f8 100644
--- a/deployment/pacemaker/pacemaker-baremetal-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/pacemaker/pacemaker-baremetal-puppet.yaml
@@ -154,10 +154,16 @@ outputs:
             - system_upgrade_prepare
           when: step|int == 2
           block:
+            - name: Check if pcs is present
+              stat:
+                path: /usr/sbin/pcs
+              register: pcs_stat
             - name: Stop pacemaker cluster
               pacemaker_cluster: state=offline
+              when: pcs_stat.stat.exists
             - name: destroy pacemaker cluster
               command: /usr/sbin/pcs cluster destroy
+              when: pcs_stat.stat.exists
         - name: upgrade step 0
           when: step|int == 0
           vars: