diff --git a/playbooks/rear_backup_validate.yml b/playbooks/rear_backup_validate.yml
index a1f15ea..83b5d97 100644
--- a/playbooks/rear_backup_validate.yml
+++ b/playbooks/rear_backup_validate.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   strategy: free
 
   vars:
-    rear_backup_success_file: "/var/log/IPE/IPU/bigboot_rear_success"
+    rear_backup_success_file: "/var/log/IPE/IPU/el7to8/bigboot_rear_success"
 
   tasks:
     - name: Check for backup log presence
@@ -18,29 +18,42 @@
       when:
         - rear_backup_log_presence['stat']['exists'] | bool
       block:
+        # - name: Validate ReaR backup completion
+        #   ansible.builtin.command:
+        #     cmd: "grep 'Finished running mkbackup workflow' /var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
+        #   changed_when: false
+        #   ignore_errors: true
+        #   register: validate_backup_log
+
         - name: Validate ReaR backup completion
           ansible.builtin.command:
             cmd: "grep 'Finished running mkbackup workflow' /var/log/rear/rear-{{ ansible_hostname }}.log"
-          changed_when: false
-          ignore_errors: true
           register: validate_backup_log
+          failed_when: validate_backup_log['rc'] not in [0, 1]
 
         - name: Debug validate_backup_log
           ansible.builtin.debug:
             var: validate_backup_log
-            verbosity: 1
+          when:
+            - validate_backup_log['rc'] == 0
 
-        - name: Create log file directory if not present
-          ansible.builtin.file:
-            path: "{{ rear_backup_success_path }}"
-            state: directory
-            mode: "0755"
+        - name: Debug validate_backup_log
+          ansible.builtin.debug:
+            msg: "p00p"
+          when:
+            - validate_backup_log['rc'] == 1
 
-        - name: Create Bigboot backup success file
-          ansible.builtin.copy:
-            dest: "{{ rear_backup_success_file }}"
-            content: "success\n"
-            mode: "0644"
+        # - name: Create log file directory if not present
+        #   ansible.builtin.file:
+        #     path: "{{ rear_backup_success_path }}"
+        #     state: directory
+        #     mode: "0755"
+
+        # - name: Create Bigboot backup success file
+        #   ansible.builtin.copy:
+        #     dest: "{{ rear_backup_success_file }}"
+        #     content: "success\n"
+        #     mode: "0644"
       rescue:
         - name: No backup log found
           ansible.builtin.debug: