diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
index d29707d8e..5c0c61044 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/rolling_update.yml
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
             - name: set_fact mds_active_name
               set_fact:
                 mds_active_name: "{{ (_mds_active_name.stdout | from_json)['filesystems'][0]['mdsmap']['info'][item.key]['name'] }}"
-              with_dict: "{{ (_mds_active_name.stdout | from_json).filesystems[0]['mdsmap']['info'] }}"
+              with_dict: "{{ (_mds_active_name.stdout | default('{}') | from_json).filesystems[0]['mdsmap']['info'] | default({}) }}"
 
             - name: set_fact mds_active_host
               set_fact: