diff --git a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
index aca1d945..defd1bfc 100644
--- a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     - dataminer_app_upgrade
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps' ]
 
-
 - block:
     - name: Remove the old dataminer algorithm installer
       file: path={{ smartgears_user_home }}/algorithmInstaller state=absent
@@ -25,6 +24,11 @@
 - block: 
     - name: Get and unpack the dataminer application
       maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ dataminer_wps_name }} version={{ dataminer_wps_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ dataminer_wps_group_id }} extension={{ dataminer_wps_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ dataminer_wps_file }}
+      register: dataminer_app_downloaded
+
+    - name: Remove the old dataminer installation
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dataminer_wps_name }} state=absent
+      when: (dataminer_app_downloaded | changed)
 
     - name: Create the dataminer wps working directory
       file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dataminer_wps_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}