diff --git a/roles/lmn_tmpfixes/tasks/bookworm.yml b/roles/lmn_tmpfixes/tasks/bookworm.yml
index 7713f23..ff89fc8 100644
--- a/roles/lmn_tmpfixes/tasks/bookworm.yml
+++ b/roles/lmn_tmpfixes/tasks/bookworm.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@
     line: DefaultTimeoutStopSec=5s
     insertafter: '^#DefaultTimeoutStopSec=.*'
 
+- name: Check if spyder is installed
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/editor.py
+  register: spyder
+
 - name: Patch spyder to fix 'file-has-changed' issues on CIFS
   ansible.posix.patch:
     src: spyder.patch
     dest: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/spyder/plugins/editor/widgets/editor.py
+  when: spyder.stat.exists