diff --git a/.github/workflows/pmem_ras.yml b/.github/workflows/pmem_ras.yml
index 6ae2d02094a..af6e5a43274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pmem_ras.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pmem_ras.yml
@@ -42,20 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone the git repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Variables, such as $ras_runner are hidden on the controller platform as environmental variables.
-      # 'sed' command is used to filter out IP addresses from the ansible output, it will show up as the 'ras_runner' instead.
-      # 'tee' command is used to save the overall output to the file. This file is needed for the next step.
+      # Variables, such as $ras_runner are set on the controller platform as environment variables.
       - name: Prepare and run RAS Linux tests via ansible-playbook
         working-directory: ${{ env.WORKDIR }}
-        run: ansible-playbook -i $ras_runner, run-ras-linux.yml -e "host=all ansible_user=$ras_user" | sed 's/[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}/ras_runner/' | tee playbook_output.txt
-
-      # This simple step will look through the output in search of specific fail strings.
-      # The workflow will fail if any of the expected phrases are found in the file.
-      - name: Fail the workflow if the playbook finished with a failure
-        working-directory: ${{ env.WORKDIR }}
-        run: |
-          if grep -E '(fatal|failed): \[ras_runner\]' playbook_output.txt; then
-            exit 1
-          else
-            exit 0
-          fi
+        run: ansible-playbook -i $ras_runner, run-ras-linux.yml -e "host=all ansible_user=$ras_user"
diff --git a/utils/gha-runners/run-ras-linux.yml b/utils/gha-runners/run-ras-linux.yml
index 9f9b348a84b..802fce51e07 100644
--- a/utils/gha-runners/run-ras-linux.yml
+++ b/utils/gha-runners/run-ras-linux.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #
 
 - hosts: '{{ host }}'
+  any_errors_fatal: true
 
   vars:
     bash_path: /bin/bash
@@ -174,11 +175,29 @@
           with_items: "{{ workspace_dirs }}"
 
         # The 'Main' branch is used for both repositories.
-        - name: "Clone repositories"
+        - name: "Ensure the working directory exists"
+          file:
+            path: "{{ working_dir_path }}"
+            state: directory
+
+        - name: "Remove the PMDK repository if present"
+          file:
+            path: "{{ pmdk_install_dir_path }}"
+            state: absent
+            force: yes
+
+        - name: "Remove the PMDK-test repository if present"
+          file:
+            path: "{{ repo.pmdk_tests.target_dir }}"
+            state: absent
+            force: yes
+
+        - name: "Clone the PMDK & PMDK-test repositories"
           git:
             repo: "{{ item.value.url }}"
             dest: "{{ item.value.target_dir }}"
             version: "{{ item.value.branch }}"
+            force: yes
           with_dict: "{{ repo }}"
 
         - name: "Build PMDK"