diff --git a/smartgears/catalogue_ws/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/catalogue_ws/defaults/main.yml
index 6d1d4227..fa8ff209 100644
--- a/smartgears/catalogue_ws/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/catalogue_ws/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 catalogue_ws_install: False
-catalogue_ws_upgrade: False
 catalogue_ws_version: latest
 catalogue_ws_name: catalogue-ws
 
diff --git a/smartgears/catalogue_ws/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/catalogue_ws/tasks/main.yml
index 66dfa12f..c53e6ea5 100644
--- a/smartgears/catalogue_ws/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/catalogue_ws/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 ---
 - block:
     - name: Remove the old catalogue ws files
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }} state=absent
-      when: catalogue_ws_upgrade
+      file: path={{ item }} state=absent
+      with_items:
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }}'
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }}.{{ catalogue_ws_extension }}'
 
-    # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  when: not catalogue_ws_install 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'catalogue_ws', 'tomcat' ]
+
+- block:
     - name: Get the catalogue-ws
-      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ catalogue_ws_name }} version={{ catalogue_ws_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ catalogue_ws_group_id }} extension={{ catalogue_ws_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ catalogue_ws_file }}
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ catalogue_ws_name }} version={{ catalogue_ws_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ catalogue_ws_group_id }} extension={{ catalogue_ws_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ catalogue_ws_file }}
   
-    - name: Create the catalogue ws working directory
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
-  
-    - name: Unarchive the catalogue ws war
-      unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ catalogue_ws_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+    - name: Copy the catalogue ws war into the tomcat webapps directory
+      copy: src={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ catalogue_ws_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }}.{{ catalogue_ws_extension }} remote_src=yes force=yes
       notify: Restart smartgears
 
   become: True
@@ -20,11 +24,3 @@
   when: catalogue_ws_install 
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'catalogue_ws', 'tomcat' ]
 
-- block:
-    - name: Remove the old catalogue ws files
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ catalogue_ws_name }} state=absent
-
-  become: True
-  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
-  when: not catalogue_ws_install 
-  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'catalogue_ws', 'tomcat' ]