diff --git a/tootbot.yml b/tootbot.yml
index 243bdac..788021b 100644
--- a/tootbot.yml
+++ b/tootbot.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@
 
   - name: create tootbot folder
     file:
-      path: /tootbot/
+      path: /tootbot/source/
       owner: tootbot
       group: tootbot
       mode: '0755'
       state: directory
 
+  - name: update python code
+    copy: src={{ item.src }} dest={{ item.dest }} mode='0644'
+    with_items:
+      - { src: '../files/requirements.txt', dest: '/tootbot/source/requirements.txt' }
+      - { src: '../files/tootbot.py', dest: '/tootbot/source/tootbot.py' }
+
   - name: add all template files
     template: src=templates/run-bot.sh dest=/tootbot/run-bot.sh
 
@@ -24,11 +30,6 @@
     apt:
       pkg: ['python3', 'python3-pip', 'python3-setuptools']
 
-  - name: clone/update git repo
-    git:
-      repo: 'https://github.com/Nutomic/tootbot.git'
-      dest: /tootbot/source/
-
   - name: install python requirements
     raw: cd /tootbot/source/ && sudo -H -u tootbot pip3 install -r requirements.txt
     args: