diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml
index 5b47e65c..ab3db5c8 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-update.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
         # Match both localhost:5000 and git.michaelschiemer.de:5000 (or any registry URL)
         regexp: '^(\s+image:\s+)(localhost:5000|git\.michaelschiemer\.de:5000|{{ docker_registry }})/{{ app_name }}:.*$'
         replace: '\1{{ app_image }}:{{ image_tag }}'
-      when: image_pull.changed or image_tag != 'latest'
+      # Always update to ensure localhost:5000 is used (registry only accessible via localhost)
+      when: true
       register: compose_updated
 
     - name: Restart application stack with new image