diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index 49b7347..01651c5 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     group: "root"
     mode: "0775"
   when: "atuin_version not in atuin_version_check.stdout"
-  register: "atuin_download"
 
 # install atuin
 - name: "install atuin"
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
     group: "root"
     mode: "0755"
     remote_src: true
-  when: "atuin_download.changed"
+  when: "atuin_version not in atuin_version_check.stdout"
 
 # install systemd service
 - name: "install service"
@@ -51,4 +50,4 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "/tmp/atuin-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
     state: "absent"
-  when: "atuin_download.changed"
+  when: "atuin_version not in atuin_version_check.stdout"