diff --git a/smartgears/quota_service/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/quota_service/defaults/main.yml
index d7606891..95908896 100644
--- a/smartgears/quota_service/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/quota_service/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ quota_service_name: quota-manager
 quota_group_id: org.gcube.resource.management
 quota_extension: war
 quota_service_file: '{{ quota_service_name }}-{{ quota_service_version }}.{{ quota_extension }}'
-quota_service_repository_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/{{ gcube_repository }}'
 
diff --git a/smartgears/quota_service/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/quota_service/tasks/main.yml
index f425270f..eda14535 100644
--- a/smartgears/quota_service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/quota_service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
 ---
 - block: 
     - name: Remove the old quota service files
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }} state=absent
+      file: path={{ item }} state=absent
+      with_items:
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }}'
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }}.{{ quota_service_extension }}'        
+      notify: Restart smartgears
 
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
-  when: ( not quota_service_install ) or ( smartgears_upgrade ) 
+  when: not quota_service_install
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'quota_service', 'tomcat' ]
   
 - block:
-    # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
     - name: Get the quota-service war
-      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ quota_service_name }} version={{ quota_service_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ quota_group_id }} extension={{ quota_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ quota_service_repository_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ quota_service_file }}
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ quota_service_name }} version={{ quota_service_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ quota_group_id }} extension={{ quota_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ quota_service_file }}
+      register: quota_service_download
   
-    - name: Create the quota manager working directory
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
-  
-    - name: Unarchive the quota_service war
-      unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ quota_service_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+    - name: Remove the old quota service files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }} state=absent
+      when: ( quota_service_download | changed )
+
+    - name: Copy the quota_service war to the destination place
+      copy: src={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ quota_service_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ quota_service_name }}.{{ quota_service_extension }} remote_src=yes force=yes 
       notify: Restart smartgears
 
   become: True