diff --git a/rstudio-server/tasks/main.yml b/rstudio-server/tasks/main.yml
index a59f30df..abf7d66f 100644
--- a/rstudio-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/rstudio-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       when: ( rstudio_download | changed )
 
     - name: Change the apparmor behaviour to complain, otherwise it cannot read the nslcd socket
-      shell: if [ -x /usr/sbin/apparmor_status ] ; then RETVAL=$( /usr/sbin/apparmor_status ) ; if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] ; then aa-complain /usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/rserver ; fi ; fi
+      shell: RETVAL='' ; if [ -x /usr/sbin/apparmor_status ] ; then APPARMOR_STATE=$( /usr/sbin/apparmor_status ) ; RETVAL=$? ; if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] ; then aa-complain /usr/lib/rstudio-server/bin/rserver ; fi ; fi
       when: rstudio_enabled
 
     - name: Ensure that rstudio server is enabled and running