diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index cb7ccba..071f3da 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     dest: "/opt/gitea/environment.env"
     owner: root
     mode: 0600
+  register: gitea_env
 
 - name: Upload docker-compose.yaml
   ansible.builtin.template:
@@ -62,9 +63,12 @@
     dest: /opt/gitea/docker-compose.yaml
     owner: root
     mode: 0600
+  register: gitea_container
 
-- name: Create Gitea container
+- name: Create / Recreate Gitea container
   community.docker.docker_compose:
     project_src: /opt/gitea
     state: present
-    recreate: smart
+    restarted: true
+  when: gitea_env.changed or gitea_container.changed
+