diff --git a/files/rabbit-client.sh b/files/rabbit-client.sh
index a70c5c0..0ba8b8e 100644
--- a/files/rabbit-client.sh
+++ b/files/rabbit-client.sh
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ dispatch_task() {
   # NEW: allow trailing "_force" suffix (can be combined with other suffixes like _tonight / _<hours>)
   if [[ "$base_task" =~ ^(.+)_force$ ]]; then
     base_task="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-    extra_nbplay_opts+=("-eforce=true")
-    log "Parsed _force suffix: base='${base_task}' (passed as -e force=true)"
+    extra_nbplay_opts+=("-eforce-upgrade=yes")
+    log "Parsed _force suffix: base='${base_task}' (passed as -e force-upgrade=yes)"
   fi
 
   # NEW: generic *_tonight → compute hours until next 01:00 (ceil) + random 1..4