diff --git a/roles/linux_patch/tasks/main.yml b/roles/linux_patch/tasks/main.yml
index 619e6b2..4125864 100644
--- a/roles/linux_patch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/linux_patch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
   failed_when: upgradable_packages.rc not in [0, 100]
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
 
+- name: Normalize upgradable count (RHEL)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    upgradable_count: "{{ dnf_upgradable.stdout_lines | default([]) | length }}"
+  when: os_family in ['rhel', 'centos', 'rocky']
+
 - name: Get list of upgradable packages (Alpine)
   ansible.builtin.shell: |
     apk list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | awk -F'-[0-9]' '{print $1}'
@@ -37,9 +42,14 @@
   changed_when: false
   when: ansible_os_family == "Alpine"
 
+- name: Normalize upgradable count (Alpine)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    upgradable_count: "{{ apk_upgradable.stdout_lines | default([]) | length }}"
+  when: os_family == 'alpine'
+  
 - name: Log packages to be updated
   ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: "Packages to be updated on {{ inventory_hostname }}: {{ upgradable_packages.stdout_lines | length }} packages"
+    msg: "Packages to be updated on {{ inventory_hostname }}: {{ upgradable_count | default(0) }} packages"
 
 - name: Perform full upgrade (Debian/Ubuntu)
   ansible.builtin.apt:
@@ -51,6 +61,11 @@
     - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
     - patch_mode == "full" or patch_mode == "security"
 
+- name: Normalize upgradable count (Debian)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    upgradable_count: "{{ apt_upgradable.stdout_lines | default([]) | length }}"
+  when: os_family in ['debian', 'ubuntu']
+
 - name: Perform security-only upgrade (RHEL/CentOS)
   ansible.builtin.dnf:
     name: "*"