diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml
index 1c615de37..a428361ed 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-cluster.yml
@@ -88,8 +88,15 @@
     - name: ensure cephfs mountpoint(s) are unmounted
       command: umount -a -t ceph
 
+    - name: check if rbdmap is still installed
+      command: command -v rbdmap
+      register: command_rbdmap
+      failed_when: false
+      changed_when: false
+
     - name: ensure rbd devices are unmapped
       command: rbdmap unmap-all
+      when: command_rbdmap.rc == 0
 
     - name: unload ceph kernel modules
       modprobe: