diff --git a/file-creation-single.yml b/file-creation-single.yml
index 1b0b2f0..4102c07 100644
--- a/file-creation-single.yml
+++ b/file-creation-single.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
       copy:
         src  : files/hello-ansible.txt
         dest : "{{ check_file }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
 
 
 ...
diff --git a/file-removal-test.yml b/file-removal-test.yml
index 900429e..29ec413 100644
--- a/file-removal-test.yml
+++ b/file-removal-test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         file:
           path  : "{{ check_file }}"
           state : absent
+        ignore_errors: yes
 
 
 ...