diff --git a/tasks/create_unix_user.yml b/tasks/create_unix_user.yml
index 7f69398..e937b20 100644
--- a/tasks/create_unix_user.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_unix_user.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
   - "{{ unix_user.value.xdg.dirs.state | default(user_user_home + '/.local/state') }}"
 
 - name: "Create shell rc files"
+  when: unix_user.value.shell_rc_files is defined
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: create_shell_rc_file.yml
   with_items:
   - "{{ unix_user.value.shell_rc_files }}"