diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoor.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoor.yml
index 7ef9b00..c3d6538 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoor.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/update-indoor.yml
@@ -642,6 +642,32 @@
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         msg: "DEV2 firmux={{ (dev2_firmux.stdout | default('')) | trim }}"
 
+    # ====== INSERTED: two-step normalization preview (rev→r, then space→dash) ======
+    - name: Normalize DEV2 firmux (step 1): replace 'rev ' → 'r'
+      when: dev2_firmux is defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_fw_norm_step1: "{{ (dev2_firmux.stdout | default('')) | trim | regex_replace('\\brev\\s+','r') }}"
+
+    - name: Debug  normalization step 1 output
+      when: dev2_fw_norm_step1 is defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "step1={{ dev2_fw_norm_step1 }}"
+
+    - name: Normalize DEV2 firmux (step 2): replace space → '-'
+      when: dev2_fw_norm_step1 is defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dev2_fw_norm_step2: "{{ dev2_fw_norm_step1 | replace(' ', '-') }}"
+
+    - name: Debug  normalization step 2 output
+      when: dev2_fw_norm_step2 is defined
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "step2={{ dev2_fw_norm_step2 }}"
+    # ====== END INSERTED ======
+
     # ===================== Early equality/substring check (same logic as checker) =====================
     # 1) expected_norm from image_filename (prefer extracted X.Y.Z-rNNNN)
     - name: Normalize expected target step one compute base string (from image_filename)
@@ -688,7 +714,6 @@
           }}
       changed_when: false
 
-    # 3) evaluate (same equality OR substring, case-insensitive)
     - name: Evaluate version match using normalized equality or substring
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
@@ -725,7 +750,6 @@
         current_fw_core: "{{ banner_norm | default('') }}"
       changed_when: false
 
-    # If we are NOT blocked, still fill the legacy names so your later summary prints them
     - name: Back-fill compare names for summary (no-op if already set)
       when: not (_blocked | default(false))
       ansible.builtin.set_fact: