diff --git a/deploy.yml b/deploy.yml
index deb9182..487aa63 100644
--- a/deploy.yml
+++ b/deploy.yml
@@ -14,17 +14,16 @@
           AGENT_SECRET={{ agent_secret | default('') }}
         dest: /opt/{{ service_name }}/.env
 
+    - name: Force remove existing containers
+      shell: |
+        docker stop socket-proxy tugtainer-agent 2>/dev/null || true
+        docker rm socket-proxy tugtainer-agent 2>/dev/null || true
+
     - name: Copy compose files
       copy:
         src: "{{ service_name }}/"
         dest: /opt/{{ service_name }}/
 
-    - name: Stop existing containers
-      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: /opt/{{ service_name }}
-        state: absent
-      ignore_errors: yes
-
     - name: Deploy stack
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
         project_src: /opt/{{ service_name }}