diff --git a/common/vm_wait_primary_nic_mac.yml b/common/vm_wait_primary_nic_mac.yml
index 846a2c508..d7448b0bb 100644
--- a/common/vm_wait_primary_nic_mac.yml
+++ b/common/vm_wait_primary_nic_mac.yml
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - vm_primary_nic_mac
+      - vm_primary_nic_mac | ansible.utils.hwaddr
     fail_msg: "VM primary network adapter has No MAC address"
     success_msg: "VM primary network adapter MAC address is {{ vm_primary_nic_mac }}"
diff --git a/env_setup/env_setup.yml b/env_setup/env_setup.yml
index 3e07ba1ee..13c57113a 100644
--- a/env_setup/env_setup.yml
+++ b/env_setup/env_setup.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
           when: vm_power_state_get == "poweredOff"
 
         - name: "Wait for VM primary network adapter has MAC address"
-          include_tasks: ../../common/vm_wait_primary_nic_mac.yml
+          include_tasks: ../common/vm_wait_primary_nic_mac.yml
       when: vm_exists is defined and vm_exists
 
     - name: Set fact of the VM datastore path