diff --git a/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml
index b47f781..88d4117 100644
--- a/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     repo: https://github.com/freifunk-mwu/mesh-announce.git
     dest: /home/admin/clones/mesh-announce
     version: mwu-respondd
+    force: yes
   become: false
 
 - name: set respondd vpn flag to false