diff --git a/apps/_core.yml b/apps/_core.yml
index 66557d5..baa315b 100644
--- a/apps/_core.yml
+++ b/apps/_core.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,16 @@
   register: program
   ignore_errors: True
 
-- name: Register ucname
+- name: check if user cname file exists
+  stat: 
+    path: /var/plexguide/{{program.stdout}}.cname
+  register: ucname_check
+
+- name: Register user cname
   shell: 'cat /var/plexguide/{{program.stdout}}.cname'
   register: ucname
   ignore_errors: True
+  when: ucname_check.stat.exists == true
 
 - name: Register CName
   set_fact:
@@ -57,11 +63,17 @@
     cname: ",{{ucname.stdout}}.{{domain.stdout}}"
   when: ucname is succeeded and ucname.stdout != ""
 
+- name: check if user port file exists
+  stat: 
+    path: /var/plexguide/{{program.stdout}}.port
+  register: ueport_check
+
 - name: Register External Port
   shell: 'cat /var/plexguide/{{program.stdout}}.port'
   register: ueport
   ignore_errors: True
-  
+  when: ueport_check.stat.exists == true
+
 - name: Change extport
   set_fact:
     extport: "{{ueport.stdout}}"