diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/check_confd_content.yml b/ansible/playbooks/check_confd_content.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c6f50e..0000000
--- a/ansible/playbooks/check_confd_content.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Helper task to compare individual rsyslog.d config file content
-# Called from drift-check.yml with loop_var: confd_file
-
-- name: Read Git version of {{ confd_file }}
-  slurp:
-    src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../files/rsyslog.d/{{ confd_file }}"
-  delegate_to: localhost
-  register: git_file_content
-
-- name: Read server version of {{ confd_file }}
-  slurp:
-    src: "{{ rsyslog_config_dir }}/{{ confd_file }}"
-  register: server_file_content
-
-- name: Normalize and compare {{ confd_file }} content
-  set_fact:
-    git_normalized: "{{ git_file_content.content | b64decode | replace('\r\n', '\n') }}"
-    server_normalized: "{{ server_file_content.content | b64decode | replace('\r\n', '\n') }}"
-
-- name: Check if {{ confd_file }} content matches
-  set_fact:
-    file_matches: "{{ git_normalized == server_normalized }}"
-
-- name: Debug {{ confd_file }} comparison
-  debug:
-    msg: |
-      File: {{ confd_file }}
-      Git size: {{ git_normalized | length }} chars
-      Server size: {{ server_normalized | length }} chars
-      Match: {{ file_matches }}
-  when: not file_matches
-
-- name: Mark drift if {{ confd_file }} differs
-  set_fact:
-    drift_detected: true
-    drifted_files: "{{ drifted_files + ['rsyslog.d/' + confd_file] }}"
-  when: not file_matches
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml b/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
index f4d569e..2d4db99 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
@@ -85,14 +85,34 @@
       when: not confd_match
 
     # Compare content of each file in rsyslog.d (only if filenames match)
-    - name: Compare content of rsyslog.d config files
-      include_tasks:
-        file: check_confd_content.yml
+    - name: Read Git rsyslog.d files content
+      slurp:
+        src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../files/rsyslog.d/{{ item }}"
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      register: git_confd_contents
       loop: "{{ git_confd_names }}"
-      loop_control:
-        loop_var: confd_file
       when: confd_match
 
+    - name: Read server rsyslog.d files content
+      slurp:
+        src: "{{ rsyslog_config_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+      register: server_confd_contents
+      loop: "{{ git_confd_names }}"
+      when: confd_match
+
+    - name: Compare rsyslog.d file contents and detect drift
+      set_fact:
+        drift_detected: true
+        drifted_files: "{{ drifted_files + ['rsyslog.d/' + item.item] }}"
+      loop: "{{ git_confd_contents.results }}"
+      when:
+        - confd_match
+        - item.content is defined
+        - server_confd_contents.results[ansible_loop.index0].content is defined
+        - (item.content | b64decode | replace('\r\n', '\n')) != (server_confd_contents.results[ansible_loop.index0].content | b64decode | replace('\r\n', '\n'))
+      loop_control:
+        extended: yes
+
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