diff --git a/tasks/archive/go.yml b/tasks/archive/go.yml
index c01d6dc..3117313 100644
--- a/tasks/archive/go.yml
+++ b/tasks/archive/go.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Check if go is already installed
   ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ path.go }}/VERSION"
+    path: "{{ path.go }}/bin/go"
   register: stat_path_go
 
 - name: Check installed go version
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@
           - version
 
     - name: Check if go needs updating
-      when:
-        - r_go_version.rc|int == 0
-        - r_go_version.stdout.find(go.vers) == -1
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        go_do_update: true
+        go_do_update: "{{ r_go_version.stdout.find(go.vers) == -1 }}"
 
 - name: Install/update go
   when: