diff --git a/update_homarr.yml b/update_homarr.yml
index 0051b77..562003c 100644
--- a/update_homarr.yml
+++ b/update_homarr.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
     # Compose sync (controller -> target)
     compose_local_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/docker-compose"
     compose_remote_base: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/.ansible-compose"
-    compose_remote_dir: "{{ compose_remote_base }}/docker-compose"
-    compose_remote_archive: "{{ compose_remote_base }}/docker-compose.tar.gz"
 
     # Homarr settings
     homarr_project: homarr
@@ -18,47 +16,22 @@
     homarr_port: 7575
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Ensure remote base directory exists
+    - name: Ensure remote compose directory exists
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ compose_remote_base }}"
         state: directory
         mode: "0755"
 
-    - name: Create local archive of docker-compose directory (controller)
-      ansible.builtin.archive:
-        path: "{{ compose_local_dir }}/"
-        dest: "/tmp/docker-compose.tar.gz"
-        format: gz
-      delegate_to: localhost
-      run_once: true
-
-    - name: Upload archive to remote host
+    - name: Upload Homarr compose file to remote host
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-        src: "/tmp/docker-compose.tar.gz"
-        dest: "{{ compose_remote_archive }}"
+        src: "{{ compose_local_dir }}/{{ homarr_compose_filename }}"
+        dest: "{{ compose_remote_base }}/{{ homarr_compose_filename }}"
         mode: "0644"
 
-    - name: Recreate remote compose directory
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
-        state: absent
-
-    - name: Ensure remote compose directory exists
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
-        state: directory
-        mode: "0755"
-
-    - name: Extract archive on remote host
-      ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-        src: "{{ compose_remote_archive }}"
-        dest: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
-        remote_src: true
-
     - name: Pull latest Homarr image
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
         project_name: "{{ homarr_project }}"
-        project_src: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
+        project_src: "{{ compose_remote_base }}"
         files:
           - "{{ homarr_compose_filename }}"
         pull: always
@@ -66,7 +39,7 @@
     - name: Recreate Homarr service
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
         project_name: "{{ homarr_project }}"
-        project_src: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
+        project_src: "{{ compose_remote_base }}"
         files:
           - "{{ homarr_compose_filename }}"
         services:
@@ -80,7 +53,7 @@
         port: "{{ homarr_port }}"
         timeout: 60
 
-    - name: Check Homarr HTTP endpoint (retry until ready)
+    - name: Check Homarr HTTP endpoint
       ansible.builtin.uri:
         url: "http://127.0.0.1:{{ homarr_port }}/"
         status_code: 200