diff --git a/roles/aws/aws_iam_role/tasks/main.yml b/roles/aws/aws_iam_role/tasks/main.yml
index 6f0961645..f74f6da29 100644
--- a/roles/aws/aws_iam_role/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/aws/aws_iam_role/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 - name: Check if policy document file exists.
   ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ role_path }}/files/{{ aws_iam_role.policy_document }}_document_policy.json"
+    path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/files/{{ aws_iam_role.policy_document + '_document_policy.json' }}"
   register: policy_file_stat
 
 - name: Fail if the assume role policy document file does not exist.
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     msg: "The assume role policy document file '{{ aws_iam_role.policy_document + '_document_policy.json' }}' does not exist."
   when: not policy_file_stat.stat.exists
 
+- name: Debug file content before setting the fact
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ lookup('file', 'files/' + aws_iam_role.policy_document + '_document_policy.json') }}"
+
 - name: Create assume role policy document if predefined string is passed.
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _assume_role_policy: "{{ lookup('file', aws_iam_role.policy_document + '_document_policy.json') }}"