diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a4f6f25..aaa4ce1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ item.1.path }}"
         state: absent
-      loop: "{{ unwanted_files.results | subelements('files') }}"
+      loop: "{{ unwanted_files.results | d([]) | subelements('files') }}"
       loop_control:
         label: "{{ item.1.path }}"
       when: