diff --git a/roles/ceph-handler/tasks/check_socket_non_container.yml b/roles/ceph-handler/tasks/check_socket_non_container.yml
index 0afe3eaa8..3af998af5 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-handler/tasks/check_socket_non_container.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-handler/tasks/check_socket_non_container.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(mon_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph mon socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ mon_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ mon_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(osd_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph osd socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ osd_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ osd_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(mds_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph mds socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ mds_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ mds_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(rgw_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph rgw socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ rgw_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ rgw_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(mgr_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph mgr socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ mgr_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ mgr_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(rbdmirror_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph rbd mirror socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ rbd_mirror_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ rbd_mirror_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     - inventory_hostname in groups.get(nfs_group_name, [])
 
 - name: check if the ceph nfs ganesha socket is in-use
-  command: fuser --silent {{ nfs_socket_stat.stdout }}
+  command: grep -q {{ nfs_socket_stat.stdout }} /proc/net/unix
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   check_mode: no