diff --git a/tasks/custom_bashrc.yml b/tasks/custom_bashrc.yml
index aa300d2..2c51faa 100644
--- a/tasks/custom_bashrc.yml
+++ b/tasks/custom_bashrc.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         marker_end: 'bashrc_customizations_end'
         marker: "# {mark} Customization to bashrc installed via ansible"
         block: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
       loop:
         - "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '{{ bash_custom_skel_bashrc_file }}') }}"
-      state: present
 
 - name: custom_bashrc | Remove the skel bashrc customizations
   when: not bash_customize_skel_bashrc
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
         marker_end: 'bashrc_customizations_end'
         marker: "# {mark} Customization to bashrc installed via ansible"
         block: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
       loop:
         - "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '{{ bash_custom_skel_bashrc_file }}') }}"
-      state: absent
 
 - name: custom_bashrc | Manage the root user bashrc customization
   when: bash_customize_root_bashrc
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
         marker_end: 'bashrc_customizations_end'
         marker: "# {mark} Customization to bashrc installed via ansible"
         block: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
       loop:
         - "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '{{ bash_custom_root_bashrc_file }}') }}"
-      state: present
 
 - name: custom_bashrc | Remove the root user bashrc customization
   when: not bash_customize_root_bashrc
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
         marker_end: 'bashrc_customizations_end'
         marker: "# {mark} Customization to bashrc installed via ansible"
         block: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
       loop:
         - "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '{{ bash_custom_root_bashrc_file }}') }}"
-      state: absent
 
 - name: custom_bashrc | Manage the root user bashrc history settings
   when: bash_customize_root_history_settings
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
         marker_end: 'history_customizations_end'
         marker: "# {mark} Customization to the bash prompt installed via ansible"
         block: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
       loop:
         - "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '{{ bash_custom_history_settings_file }}') }}"
-      state: present
 
 - name: custom_bashrc | Remove the root user bashrc history settings
   when: not bash_customize_root_history_settings
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
         marker_end: 'history_customizations_end'
         marker: "# {mark} Customization to the bash prompt installed via ansible"
         block: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
       loop:
         - "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '{{ bash_custom_history_settings_file }}') }}"
-      state: absent
     - name: custom_bashrc | Remove the bash history logs directory
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ bash_custom_history_directory }}"