diff --git a/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml
index 1d388768d..c57428a47 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,20 @@
     is_ostree: "{{ ostree.stat.exists }}"
 
 - name: Runc | Uninstall runc package managed by package manager
-  package:
-    name: "{{ runc_package_name }}"
-    state: absent
   when:
-    - not (is_ostree or (ansible_distribution == "Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk") or (ansible_distribution == "Flatcar"))
+    - not is_ostree
+    - ansible_distribution != "Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk"
+    - ansible_distribution != "Flatcar"
+  block:
+    - name: Runc | Remove package
+      package:
+        name: "{{ runc_package_name }}"
+        state: absent
+    - name: Runc | Remove orphaned binary
+      file:
+        path: /usr/bin/runc
+        state: absent
+      when: runc_bin_dir != "/usr/bin"
 
 - name: Runc | Download runc binary
   include_tasks: "../../../download/tasks/download_file.yml"
@@ -29,10 +38,3 @@
     dest: "{{ runc_bin_dir }}/runc"
     mode: "0755"
     remote_src: true
-
-- name: Runc | Remove orphaned binary
-  file:
-    path: /usr/bin/runc
-    state: absent
-  when: runc_bin_dir != "/usr/bin"
-  ignore_errors: true  # noqa ignore-errors