diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index c753bc0..15cf641 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         mode: '0755'
       loop:
         - docker-compose.yml
-      register: compose
 
     - name: deploy Docker Compose stack if updated
       community.docker.docker_compose:
@@ -26,4 +25,3 @@
         pull: true
         files:
           - docker-compose.yml
-      when: compose.changed