diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 374d8de..14768c0 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@
         src: "{{ item.src }}"
         dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
         mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
-        state: "{{ 'absent' if not item.src else 'present' }}"
       loop:
-        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_ca_source | default(False) }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_ca_file }}", mode: "0650" }
-        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_cert_source | default(False) }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_cert_file }}", mode: "0650" }
-        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_key_source | default(False) }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_key_file }}", mode: "0600" }
-        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_ta_source | default(False) }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_ta_file }}", mode: "0600" }
+        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_ca_source | default('') }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_ca_file }}", mode: "0650" }
+        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_cert_source | default('') }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_cert_file }}", mode: "0650" }
+        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_key_source | default('') }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_key_file }}", mode: "0600" }
+        - { src: "{{ openvpn_client_ta_source | default('') }}", dest: "/etc/openvpn/certs/{{ openvpn_client_ta_file }}", mode: "0600" }
       loop_control:
         label: "{{ item.dest }}"
+      when: item.src | length > 0
+
       notify: __openvpn_restart
 
     - name: Ensure openvpn service is up and running