diff --git a/recipes/epel.rb b/recipes/epel.rb
index ccc3cffd..dcbec4bf 100644
--- a/recipes/epel.rb
+++ b/recipes/epel.rb
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
 
 rpm_package "epel-release" do
   source "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/epel-release-#{epel}.noarch.rpm"
+  only_if {::File.exists?("#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/epel-release-#{epel}.noarch.rpm")}
 end