diff --git a/tasks/swap.yaml b/tasks/swap.yaml
index ca834ee..f3d276c 100644
--- a/tasks/swap.yaml
+++ b/tasks/swap.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       when: "swap_file_check.stat.exists and not __swap"
 
     # configure fstab
-    - name: "swap - configure fstab"
+    - name: "swap - configure fstab - part 1"
       ansible.posix.mount:
         name: "swapfile"
         src: "{{ swap_file_location | default('/swapfile') }}"
@@ -77,3 +77,11 @@
         dump: "0"
         state: "absent"
       when: "not __swap"
+
+    # configure fstab
+    - name: "swap - configure fstab - part 2"
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: "/etc/fstab"
+        regexp: "swap"
+        state: "absent"
+      when: "not __swap"