diff --git a/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml b/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml
index 13c16eb..9c8bb02 100644
--- a/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml
+++ b/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml
@@ -65,17 +65,20 @@
       register: update_check
       tags: [upgrade, never]
 
-    - name: Parse installed and latest versions (robust)
+    # 👉 FIX: separate normalization step
+    - name: Normalize update output
       set_fact:
         _update_text: "{{ update_check.stdout[0] | replace('\r','') }}"
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
+    - name: Parse installed and latest versions
+      set_fact:
         installed_version: >-
           {{
             (_update_text | regex_findall('installed-version:\\s*([0-9A-Za-z.]+)'))[0]
             if (_update_text | regex_findall('installed-version:\\s*([0-9A-Za-z.]+)'))
             else 'unknown'
           }}
-
         latest_version: >-
           {{
             (_update_text | regex_findall('latest-version:\\s*([0-9A-Za-z.]+)'))[0]