diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/vault/tasks/initialize.yml b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/vault/tasks/initialize.yml
index 68a9de7119..2576376133 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/vault/tasks/initialize.yml
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/ansible/roles/vault/tasks/initialize.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 ---
-- name: See if vault has been initialized
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ vault_file }}"
-  register: vault_secret_file_info
-
 - block:
     - name: Start the vault
       community.docker.docker_compose:
         state: present
         services: vault
         project_src: "{{ sources_dest }}"
+      register: vault_start
 
     - name: Run the initialization
       community.docker.docker_container_exec:
@@ -18,6 +14,7 @@
         env:
           VAULT_ADDR: "http://127.0.0.1:1234"
       register: vault_initialization
+      ignore_errors: true
 
     - name: Write out initialization file
       copy:
@@ -30,6 +27,7 @@
           {{ vault_initialization.stdout_lines[4] | regex_replace('Unseal Key ', 'Unseal_Key_') }}
           {{ vault_initialization.stdout_lines[6] | regex_replace('Initial Root Token', 'Initial_Root_Token') }}
         dest: "{{ vault_file }}"
+      when: (vault_initialization.stdout_lines | length) > 0
 
     - name: Unlock the vault
       include_role:
@@ -58,5 +56,4 @@
       community.docker.docker_compose:
         state: absent
         project_src: "{{ sources_dest }}"
-
-  when: not vault_secret_file_info.stat.exists
+      when: vault_start is defined and vault_start.changed