diff --git a/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml b/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml
index 194f432..e1e84b3 100644
--- a/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,60 @@
   delegate_to: localhost
   changed_when: true
 
-- name: Parse inventory JSON
+- name: Show script execution details
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      Script execution results:
+      Return code: {{ linode_inventory_result.rc }}
+      Stdout length: {{ linode_inventory_result.stdout | length }}
+      Stderr length: {{ linode_inventory_result.stderr | length }}
+      
+- name: Show stderr if present
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Script stderr: {{ linode_inventory_result.stderr }}"
+  when: linode_inventory_result.stderr | length > 0
+
+- name: Show stdout if present
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Script stdout: {{ linode_inventory_result.stdout }}"
+  when: linode_inventory_result.stdout | length > 0
+
+- name: Test API token directly
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/instances"
+    method: GET
+    headers:
+      Authorization: "Bearer {{ linode_api_token }}"
+      Content-Type: "application/json"
+    return_content: yes
+    status_code: [200, 401, 403]
+  register: direct_api_test
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Display direct API test results
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      Direct API test results:
+      Status: {{ direct_api_test.status }}
+      Response: {{ direct_api_test.json | default('No JSON response') }}
+      
+- name: Parse inventory JSON (only if stdout exists)
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     linode_inventory_data: "{{ linode_inventory_result.stdout | from_json }}"
+  when: 
+    - linode_inventory_result.stdout | length > 0
+    - linode_inventory_result.rc == 0
+
+- name: Set empty inventory if script failed
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    linode_inventory_data:
+      _meta:
+        hostvars: {}
+      all:
+        children: ['ungrouped']
+      ungrouped:
+        hosts: []
+  when: linode_inventory_data is not defined
 
 - name: Save inventory to file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -57,6 +108,7 @@
       Total hosts discovered: {{ linode_inventory_data._meta.hostvars | length }}
       Groups created: {{ linode_inventory_data.keys() | reject('equalto', '_meta') | list | length }}
       Inventory saved to: {{ temp_inventory_path }}
+      API Token status: {{ 'Set (' + (linode_api_token[:8] + '...' if linode_api_token | length > 8 else linode_api_token) + ')' if linode_api_token is defined else 'NOT SET' }}
 
 - name: Show raw script output for debugging
   ansible.builtin.debug: