diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml
index a1e1762..368a392 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/sot-updater.yml
@@ -111,22 +111,15 @@
         nb_ok_line: "{{ nb_ok_line }}"
 
     # --- Detect "cloud vs NetBox (before update) was different"
-    #     Match any of the script's change-indicator lines:
-    #     - "IP: moving ..."
-    #     - "IP: create new ..."
-    #     - "IP: pruning stale ..."
+    #     Trigger on any of these lines from the Python script:
+    #       "IP: moving ...", "IP: create new ...", "IP: pruning stale ..."
     - name: "NB preflight | Detect whether IP changed (pre-update)"
       when: nb_script.stat.exists
       delegate_to: localhost
       vars:
-        nb_lines: >-
-          {{ (nb_preflight.stdout | default('') | regex_replace('\r','')) | split('\n') | map('trim') | list }}
+        out: "{{ (nb_preflight.stdout | default('') | regex_replace('\r','')) }}"
         change_lines: >-
-          {{
-            nb_lines
-            | select('match', '^IP:\\s+(moving|create new|pruning stale)\\b')
-            | list
-          }}
+          {{ out | regex_findall('(?:^|\\n)(IP: (?:moving|create new|pruning stale)[^\\n]*)', multiline=True) }}
       set_fact:
         nb_ip_changed: "{{ (change_lines | length) > 0 }}"
         nb_change_lines: "{{ change_lines }}"
@@ -141,7 +134,6 @@
           - "OK line: {{ nb_ok_line | default('<none>') }}"
           - "Parsed nb_ip={{ nb_ip | default('<n/a>') }}"
 
-
     # --- If IP changed → publish a 3s delayed 'sot-updater' task and stop this host ---
     - name: "NB preflight | Publish delayed requeue (3s) and stop"
       when: