diff --git a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
index dc5c825..577ac1e 100644
--- a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ orientdb_hooks_classes:
 #orientdb_hooks_jars:
 #  - 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=gcube-snapshots&g=org.gcube.information-system&a=resource-registry-orientdb-hooks&v=1.0.1-SNAPSHOT&e=jar&c=jar-with-dependencies'
 #orientdb_hooks_to_be_removed:
-# - hook.jar
+# - hook*.jar
 
 orientdb_binary_protocol_lower_port: 2424
 orientdb_binary_protocol_higher_port: 2430
diff --git a/orientdb/tasks/main.yml b/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
index 283750e..9bf01cc 100644
--- a/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
         - '{{ orientdb_data_dir }}'
         - '{{ orientdb_pid_dir }}'
 
+    - name: Remove the old hook jars
+      shell: rm {{ orientdb_install_dir }}/lib/{{ item }}
+      with_items: '{{ orientdb_hooks_to_be_removed | default([]) }}'
+
     - name: Fetch and install the hook jars
       get_url: url='{{ item }}' dest={{ orientdb_install_dir }}/lib
       with_items: '{{ orientdb_hooks_jars | default([]) }}'
       notify: Restart orientdb
 
-    - name: Remove the old hook jars
-      file: dest={{ orientdb_install_dir }}/lib/{{ item }} state=absent
-      with_items: '{{ orientdb_hooks_to_be_removed | default([]) }}'
-
     - name: Install the orientdb default settings
       template: src=orientdb.default.j2 dest=/etc/default/orientdb owner=root group=root mode=0444
       notify: Restart orientdb