diff --git a/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 53ab261ea5..876015b1bd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # TODO(SamYaple): Improve check with a custom docker module to check if alive
 - name: Checking if a rabbitmq_data exists
-  command: docker inspect rabbitmq_data
+  command: docker exec rabbitmq_data stat /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie
   register: exists
   changed_when: False
   failed_when: False