diff --git a/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml b/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml
index 92ce03c..f11589f 100644
--- a/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml
+++ b/mikrotikbackup_clean.yml
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@
         state: directory
         mode: "0755"
       delegate_to: localhost
-      tags: backup
+      tags: [backup, never]
 
     - name: Export router config
       community.routeros.command:
         commands: /export terse show-sensitive
       register: export_cfg
-      tags: backup
+      tags: [backup, never]
 
     - name: Save export locally
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         content: "{{ export_cfg.stdout[0] }}"
         dest: "{{ backup_dir }}/{{ router_name }}-{{ ts }}.rsc"
       delegate_to: localhost
-      tags: backup
+      tags: [backup, never]
 
     # ----------------------------
     # Upgrade (tag: upgrade)
@@ -63,26 +63,26 @@
       community.routeros.command:
         commands: /system package update check-for-updates
       register: update_check
-      tags: upgrade
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
     - name: Parse installed and latest versions
       set_fact:
         installed_version: "{{ update_check.stdout[0] | regex_search('installed-version: ([\\d.]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
         latest_version: "{{ update_check.stdout[0] | regex_search('latest-version: ([\\d.]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
-      tags: upgrade
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
     - name: Skip upgrade if already on latest
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "Router {{ router_name }} is already on latest version {{ installed_version }}. Skipping upgrade."
       when: installed_version == latest_version
-      tags: upgrade
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
     - name: Trigger package download and install
       community.routeros.command:
         commands: /system package update install
       register: upgrade_result
       when: installed_version != latest_version
-      tags: upgrade
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
     - name: Wait for router to come back online after reboot
       ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@
       when:
         - installed_version != latest_version
         - upgrade_result is not failed
-      tags: upgrade
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
     - name: Confirm upgraded version
       community.routeros.command:
         commands: /system resource print
       register: post_upgrade_info
       when: installed_version != latest_version
-      tags: upgrade
+      tags: [upgrade, never]
 
     - name: Show post-upgrade RouterOS version
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "{{ post_upgrade_info.stdout[0] | regex_search('version: .+') }}"
       when: installed_version != latest_version
-      tags: upgrade
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+      tags: [upgrade, never]
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