diff --git a/extraconfig/pre_network/boot_param_tasks.yaml b/extraconfig/pre_network/boot_param_tasks.yaml
index 52c8956457..6a21b9b771 100644
--- a/extraconfig/pre_network/boot_param_tasks.yaml
+++ b/extraconfig/pre_network/boot_param_tasks.yaml
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@
 
     # Tune-d Configuration
     - block:
+        - name: Check Tune-d Configuration file exists
+          stat:
+            path: /etc/tuned/{{ _TUNED_PROFILE_NAME_ }}-variables.conf
+          register: tuned_conf_stat_result
         - name: Tune-d Configuration
           lineinfile:
             dest: /etc/tuned/{{ _TUNED_PROFILE_NAME_ }}-variables.conf
             regexp: '^isolated_cores=.*'
             line: 'isolated_cores={{ _TUNED_CORES_ }}'
-          when: _TUNED_CORES_|default("") != ""
+          when: tuned_conf_stat_result.stat.exists and _TUNED_CORES_|default("") != ""
 
         - name: Tune-d profile activation
           shell: tuned-adm profile {{ _TUNED_PROFILE_NAME_ }}