diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/rpi_debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/rpi_debian.yml
index 6582d278d..cfdddfef8 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/rpi_debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/rpi_debian.yml
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
 - name: Set country code for hostapd to value found in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
   set_fact:
     host_country_code: "{{ country_code.stdout }}"
-  when: country_code is defined and country_code.stdout != ""
+  when: country_code is defined and country_code.stdout | length > 0
 
 - name: Put country code ({{ host_country_code }}) in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf if nec
   lineinfile: 
     path: /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
     regexp: "^country.*"
     line: country={{ host_country_code }}
-  when: country_code is defined and country_code.stdout == ""
+  when: country_code is defined and country_code.stdout | length = 0
 
 - name: Enable the WiFi with rfkill
   shell: rfkill unblock 0