diff --git a/roles/mongodb/tasks/validate-vars.yml b/roles/mongodb/tasks/validate-vars.yml
index f6fd378e..09a6a02c 100644
--- a/roles/mongodb/tasks/validate-vars.yml
+++ b/roles/mongodb/tasks/validate-vars.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@
             mongodb_package_dependencies: "{{ mongodb_package_dependencies_default[ansible_distribution_major_version] }}"
           when: mongodb_package_dependencies is not defined
 
+    - name: Validate offline install directory for the target OS
+      when: offline_install_enabled | bool
+      block:
+        - name: Stat offline packages directory on the control node
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "{{ mongodb_offline_control_node_root }}"
+          register: mongodb_offline_dir_stat
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          become: false
+
+        - name: Assert offline packages directory exists on the control node
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - mongodb_offline_dir_stat.stat.exists
+              - mongodb_offline_dir_stat.stat.isdir
+            fail_msg: >-
+              Offline packages directory {{ mongodb_offline_control_node_root }} does not exist.
+              Ensure offline packages have been downloaded for
+              {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.
+
     - name: Print MongoDB installation details
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg:
diff --git a/roles/platform/tasks/validate-vars.yml b/roles/platform/tasks/validate-vars.yml
index ca149664..d77f4296 100644
--- a/roles/platform/tasks/validate-vars.yml
+++ b/roles/platform/tasks/validate-vars.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,26 @@
           - "Python Platform dependencies: {{ platform_python_app_dependencies }}"
       when: not offline_install_enabled | bool
 
+    - name: Validate offline install directory for the target OS
+      when: offline_install_enabled | bool
+      block:
+        - name: Stat offline packages directory on the control node
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "{{ platform_offline_control_node_root }}"
+          register: platform_offline_dir_stat
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          become: false
+
+        - name: Assert offline packages directory exists on the control node
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - platform_offline_dir_stat.stat.exists
+              - platform_offline_dir_stat.stat.isdir
+            fail_msg: >-
+              Offline packages directory {{ platform_offline_control_node_root }} does not exist.
+              Ensure offline packages have been downloaded for
+              {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.
+
     - name: Print Itential Platform installation details (offline)
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "Offline install using packages from {{ platform_offline_control_node_root }}"
diff --git a/roles/redis/tasks/validate-vars.yml b/roles/redis/tasks/validate-vars.yml
index ca38f5bf..64072d63 100644
--- a/roles/redis/tasks/validate-vars.yml
+++ b/roles/redis/tasks/validate-vars.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,26 @@
             msg: "Redis packages: {{ redis_packages }}"
           when: not redis_install_from_source | bool
 
+    - name: Validate offline install directory for the target OS
+      when: offline_install_enabled | bool
+      block:
+        - name: Stat offline packages directory on the control node
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "{{ redis_offline_control_node_root }}"
+          register: redis_offline_dir_stat
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          become: false
+
+        - name: Assert offline packages directory exists on the control node
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - redis_offline_dir_stat.stat.exists
+              - redis_offline_dir_stat.stat.isdir
+            fail_msg: >-
+              Offline packages directory {{ redis_offline_control_node_root }} does not exist.
+              Ensure offline packages have been downloaded for
+              {{ ansible_distribution }} {{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.
+
     - name: Print Redis installation details (offline)
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "Redis offline install using files from {{ redis_offline_control_node_root }}"