diff --git a/roles/serial-console/tasks/main.yml b/roles/serial-console/tasks/main.yml
index a203439399..37b54c134c 100644
--- a/roles/serial-console/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/serial-console/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
   register: serial
   check_mode: no
   changed_when: '1 != 1'
+  failed_when: '1 != 1'
   tags:
   - serial-console
 
 - name: set grub to use serial console
   command: /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200"
   when: serial is defined and serial.stdout.find("console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200") == -1
+  failed_when: '1 != 1'
   tags:
   - serial-console