diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml
index 72dba1f8..5b47e65c 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@
         recreate: always
         remove_orphans: yes
       register: stack_deploy
-      when: image_pull.changed or compose_updated.changed
+      # Always restart when deploying, even if image already exists
+      # This ensures code changes are applied even with same image tag
+      when: true
 
     - name: Wait for services to be healthy
       wait_for: