diff --git a/gitea-runner.yml b/gitea-runner.yml
index 5883b49..b899bc9 100644
--- a/gitea-runner.yml
+++ b/gitea-runner.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
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   tasks:
 
+    - community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: /opt/dockerapps
+        services:
+          - runner
+        state: absent
+
     - community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
         project_src: /opt/dockerapps
         services:
@@ -45,3 +51,4 @@
 
     - ansible.builtin.debug:
         var: register_runner
+