diff --git a/roles/sys-svc-compose/tasks/utils/_render_one_template_apply.yml b/roles/sys-svc-compose/tasks/utils/_render_one_template_apply.yml
index 5a98d244af..2d05c9ecd7 100644
--- a/roles/sys-svc-compose/tasks/utils/_render_one_template_apply.yml
+++ b/roles/sys-svc-compose/tasks/utils/_render_one_template_apply.yml
@@ -31,20 +31,24 @@
       register: _role_templates_slurp
       no_log: "{{ MASK_CREDENTIALS_IN_LOGS | bool }}"
 
-    - name: "[swarm] Place '{{ _tpl.dest }}' on the non-manager peers"
-      when: not (IS_STACK_HOST | bool)
-      block:
-        - name: "[swarm] Ensure parent directory exists on peer for '{{ _tpl.dest }}'"
-          ansible.builtin.file:
-            path: "{{ _tpl.dest | dirname }}"
-            state: directory
-            mode: "0755"
+    # Exception: a role included as a partner runs on the stack host alone, so a `not IS_STACK_HOST` body never evaluates anywhere and every worker stays without the file.
+    - name: "[swarm] Ensure parent directory of '{{ _tpl.dest }}' exists on every node"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ _tpl.dest | dirname }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0755"
+      delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
+      loop: "{{ query('node_hosts') }}"
+      run_once: true
 
-        - name: "[swarm] Distribute '{{ _tpl.dest }}' to swarm peers"
-          ansible.builtin.copy:
-            content: "{{ _role_templates_slurp.content | b64decode }}"
-            dest: "{{ _tpl.dest }}"
-            owner: "{{ _tpl.owner }}"
-            group: "{{ _tpl.group }}"
-            mode: "{{ _tpl.mode }}"
-          no_log: "{{ MASK_CREDENTIALS_IN_LOGS | bool }}"
+    - name: "[swarm] Distribute '{{ _tpl.dest }}' to every node"
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: "{{ _role_templates_slurp.content | b64decode }}"
+        dest: "{{ _tpl.dest }}"
+        owner: "{{ _tpl.owner }}"
+        group: "{{ _tpl.group }}"
+        mode: "{{ _tpl.mode }}"
+      delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
+      loop: "{{ query('node_hosts') }}"
+      run_once: true
+      no_log: "{{ MASK_CREDENTIALS_IN_LOGS | bool }}"