diff --git a/roles/torrserver/tasks/main.yml b/roles/torrserver/tasks/main.yml
index a240fbd..dd15459 100644
--- a/roles/torrserver/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/torrserver/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,43 @@
 ---
-- name: Create torrserver directories
+- name: Ensure torrserver base directory exists
+  file:
+    path: "{{ torrserver_base_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: 1000
+    group: 1000
+    mode: "0755"
+
+- name: Ensure config and torrents directories exist
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     state: directory
     owner: 1000
     group: 1000
-    mode: '0755'
+    mode: "0755"
   loop:
-    - "{{ torrserver_base_dir }}"
     - "{{ torrserver_config_dir }}"
     - "{{ torrserver_torrents_dir }}"
 
-- name: Render docker-compose.yml
+- name: Deploy docker-compose.yml for TorrServer
   template:
     src: docker-compose.yml.j2
     dest: "{{ torrserver_base_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
     owner: root
     group: root
-    mode: '0644'
+    mode: "0644"
 
-- name: Deploy torrserver via docker-compose
-  docker_compose_v2:
-    project_src: "{{ torrserver_base_dir }}"
-    project_name: torrserver
-    state: present
-    pull: yes
-    recreate: smart
-  register: _compose_result
+- name: Start/restart TorrServer via docker compose
+  shell: |
+    cd "{{ torrserver_base_dir }}"
+    docker compose up -d --pull always
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+  register: _torrserver_up
+  changed_when: "'Started' in _torrserver_up.stdout or 'recreated' in _torrserver_up.stdout"
 
-- name: Wait for torrserver UI to respond
+- name: Wait for TorrServer UI to respond
   uri:
     url: "http://{{ int_ip }}:{{ torrserver_port }}"
-    method: GET
     status_code: 200
     timeout: 10
   register: _check