simplified file downloads
diff --git a/tasks/download_files.yml b/tasks/download_files.yml
index df8b667..c3520cf 100644
--- a/tasks/download_files.yml
+++ b/tasks/download_files.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Validate that we a download_folder
+  fail:
+    msg: "Please specify a local download folder: -e download_folder=<local download folder>"
+  when: download_folder is not defined
+
 - name: Download files
   fetch:
     src: "{{ item.path }}"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4094160..9b1b5a7 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for fetch-found-files
-- name: Validate that we a download_folder
-  fail:
-    msg: "Please specify a local download folder: -e download_folder=<local download folder>"
-  when: download_folder is not defined
-
 - name: Validate that we have download_pattern
   fail:
     msg: "Please provide a download_pattern list that follows dir: 'directory name', pattern: 'file pattern'"
   when: download_pattern is not defined
 
-- name: Create download folder
-  local_action: file path={{ download_folder }} state=directory
+#- name: Create download folder
+#  local_action: file path={{ download_folder }} state=directory
 
 - name: Find download log files
   find: