diff --git a/tasks/preflight-checks.yml b/tasks/preflight-checks.yml
index acb7cb2..e31d835 100644
--- a/tasks/preflight-checks.yml
+++ b/tasks/preflight-checks.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
     msg: "Proxmox Version: {{ qm_version.stdout }}"
 
 - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Verify storage pool exists"
-  ansible.builtin.command: "pvesm status {{ storage }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "pvesm status | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w {{ storage }}"
   changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
   register: storage_check
+  failed_when: storage_check.rc != 0
 
 - name: "[PREFLIGHT] Fail if storage not found"
   ansible.builtin.fail: