diff --git a/update_immich.yml b/update_immich.yml
index 0d26d60..7f5927e 100644
--- a/update_immich.yml
+++ b/update_immich.yml
@@ -74,27 +74,19 @@
 
       - |
         cd {{ immich_dir }}
-        # Create override file if missing (keep local mounts here so upstream compose can be replaced safely)
-        python3 - <<'PY'
-        # Create docker-compose.override.yml only if missing
-        from pathlib import Path
-        import textwrap
+        # Ensure override compose exists (create if missing)
+        if [ ! -f "{{ immich_override_file }}" ]; then
+          printf '%s\n' \
+            'services:' \
+            '  immich-server:' \
+            '    volumes:' \
+            '      - /mnt/nextcloud-howard-photos:/mnt/nextcloud-howard-photos' \
+            '      - /mnt/nextcloud-kamilkaprdelka-photos:/mnt/nextcloud-kamilkaprdelka-photos' \
+            > "{{ immich_override_file }}"
+        fi
+        # Fail early if override is still missing/empty
+        test -s "{{ immich_override_file }}"
 
-        p = Path("docker-compose.override.yml")
-        if p.exists():
-            raise SystemExit(0)
-
-        content = textwrap.dedent("""\
-        # Local overrides for Immich (kept separate from upstream docker-compose.yml).
-        # If you want read-only mounts, append ':ro' to the right side.
-        services:
-          immich-server:
-            volumes:
-              - /mnt/nextcloud-howard-photos:/mnt/nextcloud-howard-photos
-              - /mnt/nextcloud-kamilkaprdelka-photos:/mnt/nextcloud-kamilkaprdelka-photos
-        """)
-        p.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
-        PY
 
       - |
         cd {{ immich_dir }}