diff --git a/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install-and-restart.yml b/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install-and-restart.yml
index e4f78a6..a9fc537 100644
--- a/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install-and-restart.yml
+++ b/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install-and-restart.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         cmd: "ioc install -V --facility sls --ioc AGEBD-CPCL-{{ service_name_upper }}{{ env_suffix_upper }} --clean"
         chdir: "{{ ioc_base_dir }}"
       changed_when: true
+      register: ioc_install_result
       # Force a pipeline failure if the command output contains error keywords 
       # (ioc install ... returns exit code 0 even on failure...)
       failed_when: >