diff --git a/modules/tools/ansible/doctor.el b/modules/tools/ansible/doctor.el
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+;; -*- lexical-binding: t; no-byte-compile: t; -*-
+;;; tools/ansible/doctor.el
+
+(unless (executable-find "ansible")
+  (warn! "Couldn't find ansible executable. Some features of the ansible module won't work"))