diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/samba-user.yml b/roles/common/tasks/samba-user.yml
index 69cf86a..7124d8c 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/samba-user.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/samba-user.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     - system-user
 
 - name: (samba-user.yml) Check if samba user exists
-  shell: pdbedit -w -L | awk -F":" '{ print $1 }' | grep '{{ item.name }}'
+  shell: pdbedit -w -L | awk -F":" '{ print $1 }' | grep -e "^{{ item.name }}"
   register: samba_user_present
   changed_when: "samba_user_present.rc == 1"
   failed_when: "samba_user_present.rc > 1"