diff --git a/plugins/modules/logrotate.py b/plugins/modules/logrotate.py
index c659ea0b53..f084e527b0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/logrotate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/logrotate.py
@@ -459,9 +459,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 class LogrotateConfig:
     """Logrotate configuration manager."""
 
-    def __init__(self, module: AnsibleModule) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, module: AnsibleModule, logrotate_bin: str) -> None:
         self.module = module
         self.params = module.params
+        self.logrotate_bin = logrotate_bin
         self.result: dict[str, object] = {
             "changed": False,
             "config_file": "",
@@ -849,8 +850,8 @@ class LogrotateConfig:
                         msg=f"Failed to write config file {self.result['config_file']}: {to_native(e)}"
                     )
 
-                if self.module.get_bin_path("logrotate"):
-                    test_cmd = ["logrotate", "-d", str(self.result["config_file"])]
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    test_cmd = [self.logrotate_bin, "-d", str(self.result["config_file"])]
                     rc, stdout, stderr = self.module.run_command(test_cmd)
                     if rc != 0:
                         self.module.warn(f"logrotate configuration test failed: {stderr}")
@@ -918,9 +919,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
 
-    if not module.get_bin_path("logrotate"):
-        module.fail_json(msg="logrotate is not installed or not in PATH")
-    logrotate_config = LogrotateConfig(module)
+    logrotate_bin = module.get_bin_path("logrotate", required=True)
+    logrotate_config = LogrotateConfig(module, logrotate_bin)
     result = logrotate_config.apply()
     module.exit_json(**result)