diff --git a/files/bashrc.d/70-util-ansible.sh b/files/bashrc.d/70-util-ansible.sh
index d2401df..35d0091 100644
--- a/files/bashrc.d/70-util-ansible.sh
+++ b/files/bashrc.d/70-util-ansible.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
 # Disable ansible cowsay
-export ANSIBLE_NOCOWS=1
+if hash ansible > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+	export ANSIBLE_NOCOWS=1
+fi