diff --git a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml
index 3b50c268..55a5056a 100644
--- a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ dm_pool_prod_ghost_instance: 'PROTO_PROD_STAGING_HOST: dataminer-proto-ghost.d4s
 dm_pool_dev_ghost_instance: 'DEV_STAGING_HOST: dataminer1-devnext.d4science.org'
 dm_pool_manager_pkgs:
   - subversion
-  - 'ansible'
 
 dm_pool_svn_url: https://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu:443/gcube/trunk/data-analysis
 svn_user: svn.d4science
diff --git a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/meta/main.yml b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01e77f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: '../library/roles/ansible_ppa'
+
diff --git a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
index 98a7e092..eda331c1 100644
--- a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 ---
 - block:
     - name: Remove the old dm_pool_manager files
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }} state=absent
-      when: dm_pool_manager_upgrade
+      file: path={{ item }} state=absent
+      with_items:
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}'
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}.{{ dm_pool_manager_extension }}'
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  when: not dm_pool_manager_install 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'dm_pool_manager', 'tomcat' ]
+
 
-    # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
     - 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_user_home }}/{{ dm_pool_manager_file }}
+      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 }}
   
     - 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_user_home }}/{{ 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
+      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
 
     - 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
@@ -26,10 +33,6 @@
       with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}' 
       notify: Restart smartgears
 
-    - name: Install the ansible repository
-      become_user: root
-      apt_repository: repo="deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu trusty main" update_cache=yes state=present 
-
     - name: Install the packages required to dm-pool-manager-service
       become_user: root 
       apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800 force=yes