diff --git a/tasks/archive/go.yml b/tasks/archive/go.yml
index 844c80a..c01d6dc 100644
--- a/tasks/archive/go.yml
+++ b/tasks/archive/go.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     - name: Check if go needs updating
       when:
         - r_go_version.rc|int == 0
+        - r_go_version.stdout.find(go.vers) == -1
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         go_do_update: true