diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index 97cbebd..fe6f200 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
   failed_when: false
   register: "atuin_version_check"
 
+# delete current atuin version
+- name: "delete current version"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/usr/local/bin/atuin"
+    state: "absent"
+  when: "atuin_version not in atuin_version_check.stdout"
+
 # download atuin
 - name: "download atuin"
   ansible.builtin.get_url:
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@
     src: "/tmp/atuin-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
     dest: "/usr/local/bin/"
     include: "atuin-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/atuin"
+    extra_opts: [ "--strip-components=1" ]
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
     mode: "0755"