diff --git a/tasks/install_remote.yml b/tasks/install_remote.yml
index 7c603ef8..9c36450d 100644
--- a/tasks/install_remote.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_remote.yml
@@ -15,35 +15,30 @@
 
 - name: Download and unarchive Consul
   block:
-    - name: Read Consul package checksum file
-      ansible.builtin.stat:
-        path: "{{ consul_temp_dir.path }}/consul_{{ consul_version }}_SHA256SUMS"
-      register: consul_checksum
-      changed_when: false
-      tags: installation
 
-    - name: Download Consul package checksum file # noqa risky-file-permissions
-      ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    - name: Get Consul checksum
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
         url: "{{ consul_checksum_file_url }}"
-        dest: "{{ consul_temp_dir.path }}/consul_{{ consul_version }}_SHA256SUMS"
-        validate_certs: false
-      tags: installation
-      when: not consul_checksum.stat.exists | bool
+        return_content: true
+        use_proxy: "{{ use_proxy }}"
+      register: checksum_file
+      failed_when: checksum_file.status != 200
+      tags:
+        - installation
 
-    - name: Read Consul package checksum
-      ansible.builtin.shell: grep {{ consul_pkg }} {{ consul_temp_dir.path }}/consul_{{ consul_version }}_SHA256SUMS
-      register: consul_sha256
-      changed_when: false
+    - name: Find checksum line
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        consul_sha256: "{{ (checksum_file.content.splitlines() | select('search', consul_pkg) | first).split()[0] }}"
       tags:
         - installation
-        - skip_ansible_lint
 
     - name: Download Consul # noqa risky-file-permissions
       ansible.builtin.get_url:
         url: "{{ consul_zip_url }}"
         dest: "{{ consul_temp_dir.path }}/{{ consul_pkg }}"
-        checksum: sha256:{{ consul_sha256.stdout.split(' ') | first }}
+        checksum: sha256:{{ consul_sha256 }}
         timeout: 42
+        use_proxy: "{{ use_proxy }}"
       register: consul_download
       tags: installation