diff --git a/ibm/mas_devops/roles/kafka/tasks/provider/redhat/migrate.yml b/ibm/mas_devops/roles/kafka/tasks/provider/redhat/migrate.yml
index b366e622e..189b2d5f7 100644
--- a/ibm/mas_devops/roles/kafka/tasks/provider/redhat/migrate.yml
+++ b/ibm/mas_devops/roles/kafka/tasks/provider/redhat/migrate.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 - name: "Verify that the Kafka instance is in ZooKeeper mode"
   assert:
     that:
+      - kafka_cluster_cr.resources | length > 0
+      - kafka_cluster_cr.resources[0].status is defined
+      - kafka_cluster_cr.resources[0].status.kafkaMetadataState is defined
       - kafka_cluster_cr.resources[0].status.kafkaMetadataState == "ZooKeeper"
     fail_msg: "Kafka cluster is not in ZooKeeper mode. Aborting..."