diff --git a/provisioning/box/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml b/provisioning/box/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml
index 265b387..55970a7 100644
--- a/provisioning/box/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml
+++ b/provisioning/box/post-tasks/10-drupal.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 ---
-- name: ensure settings location is still writable
+- name: determine status of settings location
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ drupal_core_path }}/sites/default"
+  register: stat_result
+
+- name: ensure settings location is writable
   file:
     path: "{{ drupal_core_path }}/sites/default"
     mode: 0775
     state: directory
+  when: stat_result.stat.exists == true and stat_result.stat.writeable == false
 
 - name: ensure settings file is still writable
   file:
     path: "{{ drupal_core_path }}/sites/default/settings.php"
     mode: 0664
     state: file
-  ignore_errors: yes
+  when: stat_result.stat.exists == true and stat_result.stat.writeable == false
 
 - name: Run composer install.
   command: "composer install"