diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
index c461203..58e3ef4 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Role Defaults
 |`keycloak_quarkus_config_dir` | Path for configuration | `{{ keycloak_quarkus_home }}/conf` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_master_realm` | Name for rest authentication realm | `master` |
 |`keycloak_auth_client` | Authentication client for configuration REST calls | `admin-cli` |
-|`keycloak_force_install` | Remove pre-existing versions of service | `False` |
+|`keycloak_quarkus_force_install` | Remove pre-existing versions of service | `False` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_proxy_mode`| The proxy address forwarding mode if the server is behind a reverse proxy | `edge` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_start_dev`| Whether to start the service in development mode (start-dev) | `False` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_transaction_xa_enabled`| Whether to use XA transactions | `True` |
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
index d53c790..be05225 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
@@ -194,3 +194,5 @@ keycloak_quarkus_restart_health_check: true
 keycloak_quarkus_restart_health_check_delay: 10
 keycloak_quarkus_restart_health_check_retries: 25
 keycloak_quarkus_restart_pause: 15
+
+keycloak_quarkus_force_install: false
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 1683321..5bf57e4 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ argument_specs:
                 default: "admin"
                 description: "Administration user account, only for bootstrapping"
                 type: "str"
+            keycloak_quarkus_force_install:
+                default: false
+                description: "Remove pre-existing versions of service"
+                type: "bool"
             keycloak_quarkus_bootstrap_admin_password:
                 required: true
                 description: "Password of admin account, only for bootstrapping"
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml
index f20b225..9ed84ac 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@
     path: "{{ keycloak.home }}"
   register: existing_deploy
 
+- name: Stop and restart if existing deployment exists and install forced
+  when: existing_deploy.stat.exists and keycloak_quarkus_force_install | bool
+  block:
+    - name: "Stop the old {{ keycloak.service_name }} service"
+      become: true
+      failed_when: false
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: keycloak
+        state: stopped
+    - name: "Remove the old {{ keycloak.service_name }} deployment"
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_home }}"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: Check for an existing deployment after possible forced removal
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_home }}"
+  register: existing_deploy
+
 - name: "Create {{ keycloak.service_name }} service user/group"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.user: