diff --git a/plugins/modules/quay_repository_prune.py b/plugins/modules/quay_repository_prune.py
index 1f01856..61aacd1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/quay_repository_prune.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/quay_repository_prune.py
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ def main():
     if append and policy_details:
         module.exit_json(changed=False, id=policy_details.get("uuid"))
 
+    if not policies:
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg="The {repo} repository does not exist.".format(repo=full_repo_name)
+        )
+
     # Remove all the auto-pruning policies, except the one that the user
     # specifies
     if not append:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/quay_registry_prune/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/quay_registry_prune/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f61d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/quay_registry_prune/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - setup_organization
+...
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/quay_registry_prune/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/quay_registry_prune/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95989a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/quay_registry_prune/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+---
+# Supporting repository
+- name: Ensure repository ansibletestrepo exists
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository:
+    name: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    visibility: private
+    state: present
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: ERROR EXPECTED Non-existing namespace
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: nonexisting/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 5
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task failed
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: result['failed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should have failed (non-existing organization)
+
+- name: ERROR EXPECTED Wrong number of tags
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: wrong
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task failed
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: result['failed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should have failed (wrong number of tags)
+
+- name: ERROR EXPECTED Wrong date
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: date
+    value: wrong
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task failed
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: result['failed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should have failed (wrong date)
+
+- name: Ensure a policy does not exist in a non-existing repository (no change)
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/nonexisting
+    method: tags
+    value: 5
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+    state: absent
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task did not change anything
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: not result['changed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should not have changed anything
+
+- name: Ensure a tag auto-pruning policy exists
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 5
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure a tag auto-pruning policy exists (no change)
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 5
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task did not change anything
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: not result['changed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should not have changed anything
+
+- name: Ensure a date auto-pruning policy exists 1
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: date
+    value: 5d
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure a date auto-pruning policy exists 2
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: date
+    value: 6w
+    tag_pattern: "nightly"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure non-existing policy is removed (no change)
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: date
+    value: 42w
+    tag_pattern: "nightly"
+    tag_pattern_matches: false
+    state: absent
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task did not change anything
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: not result['changed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should not have changed anything
+
+- name: Ensure a tag auto-pruning policy is removed
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 5
+    tag_pattern: "unstable"
+    tag_pattern_matches: false
+    state: absent
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure only one tag auto-pruning policy exists
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 50
+    tag_pattern: "foobar"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    append: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure only one tag auto-pruning policy exists (no change)
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 50
+    tag_pattern: "foobar"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    append: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: result
+
+- name: Ensure that the task did not change anything
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that: not result['changed']
+    fail_msg: The preceding task should not have changed anything
+
+- name: Ensure a date auto-pruning policy exists
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: date
+    value: 42w
+    tag_pattern: "nightly"
+    tag_pattern_matches: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure only one tag auto-pruning policy is set
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 50
+    tag_pattern: "foobar"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    append: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+
+- name: Ensure the tag auto-pruning policy is removed
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository_prune:
+    repository: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    method: tags
+    value: 50
+    tag_pattern: "foobar"
+    tag_pattern_matches: true
+    append: false
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Ensure the repository is removed
+  infra.quay_configuration.quay_repository:
+    name: ansibletestorg/ansibletestrepo
+    state: absent
+    quay_host: "{{ quay_url }}"
+    quay_token: "{{ quay_token }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+...