diff --git a/roles/debian/rkhunter/tasks/main.yml b/roles/debian/rkhunter/tasks/main.yml
index 336dcff92..9825b0606 100644
--- a/roles/debian/rkhunter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/debian/rkhunter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
     cache_valid_time: 240
   notify: Update rkhunter
 
+- name: Check paths for script existence
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+  register: _rkhunter_existing_scripts_to_whitelist
+  loop: "{{ rkhunter.scriptwhitelist }}"
+
+- name: Filter existing scripts
+  set_fact:
+    existing_scripts: "{{ existing_scripts | default([]) + [item.item] }}"
+  when: item.stat.exists
+  loop: "{{ _rkhunter_existing_scripts_to_whitelist.results }}"
+
 - name: Copy rkhunter configuration.
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: rkhunter.conf.j2
@@ -30,4 +42,4 @@
     _overrides: "{{ rkhunter.overrides }}"
   when:
     - rkhunter.overrides is defined
-    - rkhunter.overrides | length > 0
\ No newline at end of file
+    - rkhunter.overrides | length > 0
diff --git a/roles/debian/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2 b/roles/debian/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2
index e5ffc1af6..b9e3468a7 100644
--- a/roles/debian/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/debian/rkhunter/templates/rkhunter.conf.j2
@@ -585,9 +585,11 @@ PKGMGR={{ rkhunter.os_package_manager }}
 #
 # The default value is the null string.
 #
-{% for item in rkhunter.scriptwhitelist %}
+{% if existing_scripts is defined and existing_scripts | length > 0 %}
+{% for item in existing_scripts %}
 SCRIPTWHITELIST={{ item }}
 {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
 #
 # Allow the specified file to have the immutable attribute set.