diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index e6b9dc2..716b8be 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@
       "'1.2.4' not in runc_version_check.stdout"
     - ansible_architecture == "x86_64"
   become: yes
-# ========== Portainer Agent Deployment ==========
+# ========== Portainer Agent ==========
 - name: Deploy Portainer Agent
   block:
     - name: Create Portainer Agent directory
       file:
-        path: /mnt/portainer-agent
+        path: /opt/portainer-agent
         state: directory
         mode: '0755'
       become: yes
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     - name: Deploy docker-compose.yml for Portainer Agent
       copy:
         content: |
-
+          version: '3.8'
           services:
             portainer_agent:
               image: portainer/agent:latest
@@ -246,22 +246,20 @@
                 - /var/lib/docker/volumes:/var/lib/docker/volumes
               networks:
                 - portainer_agent_net
-
           networks:
             portainer_agent_net:
               driver: bridge
               name: portainer_agent_net
-        dest: /mnt/portainer-agent/docker-compose.yml
+        dest: /opt/portainer-agent/docker-compose.yml
         mode: '0644'
       become: yes
-      notify: Restart Portainer Agent
 
-    - name: Ensure Portainer Agent is running
-      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: /mnt/portainer-agent
-        state: present
-        detached: yes
+    - name: Start Portainer Agent via docker compose
+      command: docker compose up -d
+      args:
+        chdir: /opt/portainer-agent
       become: yes
+      changed_when: false 
 
     - name: Verify Portainer Agent is running
       command: docker ps --filter name=portainer_agent --format "{{ '{{' }}.Status{{ '}}' }}"
@@ -270,18 +268,7 @@
 
     - name: Show Portainer Agent status
       debug:
-        msg: "Portainer Agent on {{ inventory_hostname }}: {{ agent_status.stdout }}"
-
-  when: deploy_portainer_agent | default(false)
+        msg: "✅ Portainer Agent on {{ inventory_hostname }}: {{ agent_status.stdout }}"
+  when: deploy_portainer_agent | default(true)
   tags:
-    - portainer_agent
-
-# ========== Handlers ==========
-handlers:
-  - name: Restart Portainer Agent
-    community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-      project_src: /mnt/portainer-agent
-      state: present
-      restarted: yes
-      detached: yes
-    become: yes
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+    - portainer_agent
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