diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/game/minecraft-vanilla.yml b/playbooks/tasks/game/minecraft-vanilla.yml
index 966d68f..312c5cb 100644
--- a/playbooks/tasks/game/minecraft-vanilla.yml
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/game/minecraft-vanilla.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: docker deploy minecraft - vanilla
   docker_container:
     name: minecraft-vanilla
-    state: started
+    state: absent
     image: itzg/minecraft-server:latest
     restart_policy: unless-stopped
     pull: yes