diff --git a/tasks/verify_zone_file.yml b/tasks/verify_zone_file.yml
index 02854d1..6e26152 100644
--- a/tasks/verify_zone_file.yml
+++ b/tasks/verify_zone_file.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 - name: "Fail when the last character of DNS zone file is not a newline: {{ bind_config_directory + '/' + zone.file }}"
   ansible.builtin.fail:
     msg: "Last character of DNS zone file is not a newline: {{ bind_config_directory + '/' + zone.file }}"
-  failed_when: _bind9_zone_last_character.stdout | regex_search('.+') | default(false)
+  when: _bind9_zone_last_character.stdout | regex_search('.+')