diff --git a/linux_os/guide/services/sssd/sssd_enable_smartcards/bash/shared.sh b/linux_os/guide/services/sssd/sssd_enable_smartcards/bash/shared.sh
index b51312601f9..4e2e00554e8 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/services/sssd/sssd_enable_smartcards/bash/shared.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/services/sssd/sssd_enable_smartcards/bash/shared.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ umask $OLD_UMASK
 
 {{% if product in ["fedora", "ol8", "ol9", "rhel8", "rhel9"] %}}
 if [ -f /usr/bin/authselect ]; then
-    if authselect check; then
-        {{{ bash_enable_authselect_feature('with-smartcard') | indent(8) }}}
-    fi
+    {{{ bash_enable_authselect_feature('with-smartcard') | indent(4) }}}
 else
     {{{ bash_ensure_pam_module_option('/etc/pam.d/smartcard-auth', 'auth', 'sufficient', 'pam_sss.so', 'allow_missing_name', '', '') | indent(4) }}}
     {{{ bash_ensure_pam_module_option('/etc/pam.d/system-auth', 'auth', '\[success=done authinfo_unavail=ignore ignore=ignore default=die\]', 'pam_sss.so', 'try_cert_auth', '', '') | indent(4) }}}