diff --git a/tdp/core/deployment/executor.py b/tdp/core/deployment/executor.py
index 1a49f171..1424e49c 100644
--- a/tdp/core/deployment/executor.py
+++ b/tdp/core/deployment/executor.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 import io
 import logging
-import shutil
 import subprocess
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Optional
 
 from tdp.core.models import OperationStateEnum
+from tdp.utils import ExecutableNotFoundError, resolve_executable
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -78,11 +78,18 @@ def execute(
         Returns:
             A tuple with the state of the command and the output of the command in UTF-8.
         """
-        # Check if ansible is available
-        ansible_path = shutil.which("ansible-playbook")
-        if ansible_path is None:
-            logger.error("'ansible-playbook' not found in PATH")
-            return OperationStateEnum.FAILURE, b""
+        ansible_playbook_command = "ansible-playbook"
+        if self._dry:
+            # In dry mode, we don't want to execute the ansible-playbook command
+            ansible_path = ansible_playbook_command
+        else:
+            # Check if the ansible-playbook command is available in PATH
+            try:
+                ansible_path = resolve_executable(ansible_playbook_command)
+            except ExecutableNotFoundError:
+                logs = f"'{ansible_playbook_command}' not found in PATH"
+                logger.error(logs)
+                return OperationStateEnum.FAILURE, logs.encode("utf-8")
         # Build command
         command = [ansible_path]
         command += [str(playbook)]
diff --git a/tdp/test_utils.py b/tdp/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fd81ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdp/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2022 TOSIT.IO
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import shutil
+
+import pytest
+
+from tdp.utils import ExecutableNotFoundError, resolve_executable
+
+
+class TestResolveExecutable:
+    def test_resolve_executable_as_path(self):
+        # Test when as_path is True
+        assert resolve_executable("python") == shutil.which("python")
+
+    def test_resolve_executable_not_found(self):
+        # Test when executable is not found in PATH
+        with pytest.raises(ExecutableNotFoundError):
+            resolve_executable("nonexistent_executable")
diff --git a/tdp/utils.py b/tdp/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a60b0568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdp/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 2022 TOSIT.IO
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import shutil
+
+
+class ExecutableNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an executable is not found in PATH."""
+
+    pass
+
+
+def resolve_executable(executable: str, /) -> str:
+    """Resolve an executable to its full path.
+
+    Args:
+        executable: Name of the executable to resolve.
+
+    Returns:
+        Path of the executable.
+
+    Raises:
+        ExecutableNotFoundError: If the executable is not found in PATH and as_path
+          is True.
+    """
+    executable_path = shutil.which(executable)
+    if executable_path is None:
+        raise ExecutableNotFoundError(f"'{executable}' not found in PATH")
+    return executable_path