diff --git a/tasks/versioncheck.yml b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
index 4e4fe70..9cfdbba 100644
--- a/tasks/versioncheck.yml
+++ b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   register: legacy_playbook_version
   when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
   ignore_errors: yes
+  changed_when: False
 
 - name: check playbook version
   become: true
@@ -40,9 +41,27 @@
     - playbook_version.content|default("Mgo=")|b64decode|int - 1 >= playbook_version_number|int and submodules_versioncheck|bool
     - legacy_playbook_version.content|default("Mgo=")|b64decode|int - 1 >= playbook_version_number|int and submodules_versioncheck|bool
 
+- name: delete legacy version if needed
+  become: true
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: "/etc/ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
+
+- name: check if '/etc/ansible-version/' is empty
+  find:
+    paths: '/etc/ansible-version/'
+  register: filesFound
+
+- name: delete legacy version folder if needed
+  become: true
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: "/etc/ansible-version"
+  when: filesFound.matched < 0
+
 - name: write new version to remote disk
   become: true
   copy:
     content: "{{ playbook_version_number }}"
-    dest: "/etc/ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
+    dest: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
   when: submodules_versioncheck|bool