diff --git a/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service b/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 54ed4193..00000000
--- a/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Mailu service
-After=network.target docker.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/bin/mailu
-ExecStart=/bin/docker-compose up
-ExecStop=/bin/docker-compose down
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/roles/docker-mailu/handlers/main.yml b/roles/docker-mailu/handlers/main.yml
index d31efdc3..d4e20737 100644
--- a/roles/docker-mailu/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-mailu/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: "restart mailu"
-  systemd:
-    name: mailu
-    state: restarted
-    enabled: yes
-    daemon_reload: yes
-  become: yes
+- name: rescreate mailu
+  command:
+    cmd: docker-compose -p mailu up -d --force-recreate
+    chdir: /usr/local/bin/mailu/
diff --git a/roles/docker-mailu/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-mailu/tasks/main.yml
index 5e8cd029..89fa000d 100644
--- a/roles/docker-mailu/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-mailu/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,8 @@
 
 - name: add docker-compose.yml
   template: src=docker-compose.yml.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/mailu/docker-compose.yml
-  notify: restart mailu
+  notify: rescreate mailu
 
 - name: add mailu.env
   template: src=mailu.env.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/mailu/mailu.env
-  notify: restart mailu
-
-- name: "install mailu service"
-  copy:
-    src: "mailu.service"
-    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/mailu.service"
-  notify: restart mailu
+  notify: rescreate mailu