diff --git a/salt/modules/file.py b/salt/modules/file.py
index 526c63132e..abab334e66 100644
--- a/salt/modules/file.py
+++ b/salt/modules/file.py
@@ -3201,7 +3201,7 @@ def get_managed(
     if template and source:
         # check if we have the template cached
         template_dest = __salt__['cp.is_cached'](source, saltenv)
-        if template_dest:
+        if template_dest and source_hash:
             comps = source_hash.split('=')
             cached_template_sum = get_hash(template_dest, form=source_sum['hash_type'])
             if cached_template_sum == source_sum['hsum']: