diff --git a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
index 0203bb7e..c39bbe8d 100644
--- a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       with_items:
         - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}'
         - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}.{{ dm_pool_manager_extension }}'
+      notify: Restart smartgears
 
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
@@ -14,12 +15,18 @@
 - block:
     - name: Get the  dm_pool_manager
       maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ dm_pool_manager_name }} version={{ dm_pool_manager_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ dm_pool_manager_group_id }} extension={{ dm_pool_manager_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ dm_pool_manager_file }}
+      register: dm_pool_manager_download
   
+    - name: Remove the old dm_pool_manager files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }} state=absent
+      when: ( dm_pool_manager_download | changed )
+
     - name: Create the dm_pool_manager working directory
       file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
   
     - name: Unarchive the dm_pool_manager war
       unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ dm_pool_manager_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+      notify: Restart smartgears
 
     - name: Install the dm-pool-manager  web.xml template
       template: src=web.xml.j2 dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/dataminer-pool-manager/WEB-INF/web.xml mode=0440