diff --git a/roles/emit-ara-html/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/emit-ara-html/tasks/main.yaml
index 75909e64b..b68a5c42f 100644
--- a/roles/emit-ara-html/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/emit-ara-html/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
     - ara_save_database | bool
 
 - name: Check for ARA install
-  command: which ara
+  command: bash -c "type -p ara"
   ignore_errors: yes
   register: ara_command_type
   when: ara_db_stat.stat.exists
 
 - when:
-    - ara_command_type | succeeded
+    - ara_command_type.rc == 0
     - not ara_command_type | skipped
   block:
     # Always generate (true), never (false) or only on failure ('failure')