diff --git a/igz_patches/2.23.0/0040-verify-settings.patch b/igz_patches/2.23.0/0040-verify-settings.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66c2c8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/igz_patches/2.23.0/0040-verify-settings.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
+index 8cc11b6..dcf3a8d 100644
+--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
++++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ ---
+ - name: Stop if either kube_control_plane or kube_node group is empty
+   assert:
+-    that: "groups.get('{{ item }}')"
++    that: "groups.get( item )"
+   with_items:
+     - kube_control_plane
+     - kube_node