diff --git a/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
index 12b860c151..6d957f5622 100644
--- a/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@ outputs:
             - step|int == 1
           block:
             - name: Check if rsyslog exists
-              shell: systemctl list-unit-files --type=service | grep -q rsyslog
+              command: systemctl list-unit-files --type=service rsyslog.service
               register: rsyslog_config
-              failed_when: rsyslog_config.rc == 2
+              failed_when: rsyslog_config.rc not in [0, 1]
             - name: Configure if we can
               when:
                 - rsyslog_config is changed