diff --git a/products/storage/helpers/ansible/object_template.erb b/products/storage/helpers/ansible/object_template.erb
index 2b9d1b01c66b..3992105fe9dd 100644
--- a/products/storage/helpers/ansible/object_template.erb
+++ b/products/storage/helpers/ansible/object_template.erb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg="File does not exist on disk")
 
     # Check if we'll be overwriting files.
-    if not module.params['overwrite']:
+    if remote_object and not module.params['overwrite']:
         remote_object['changed'] = False
         if module.params['action'] == 'download' and local_file_exists:
             # If files differ, throw an error