diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml
index 0ffada6..65f30b7 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     chdir: "{{ docker_compose_remote_project_dir + '/' + item.name }}"
     cmd: "docker compose pull && docker compose {{ 'restart' if docker_compose_state == 'restarted' else 'up -d' }} "
   loop: "{{ docker_compose_project_list }}"
-  changed_when: "'Started' in docker_out.stderr"
+  register: docker_compose_out
+  changed_when: "'Started' in docker_compose_out.stderr"
 
 - name: Prune docker
   community.docker.docker_prune: