diff --git a/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
index 3016392..22d6251 100644
--- a/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@
   delegate_to: proxmox
   changed_when: false
 
+- name: Verify template exists at custom path
+  shell: ls -la "/mnt/pve/vmbackup/template/cache/ubuntu-24.04-standard_24.04-2_amd64.tar.zst"
+  register: template_check
+  delegate_to: proxmox
+  changed_when: false
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Display template check result
+  debug:
+    var: template_check
+
 - name: Create Gateway LXC container using correct template path
   shell: |
     pct create 221 \