diff --git a/playbooks/debian/install-zerotier.yml b/playbooks/debian/install-zerotier.yml
index 47c7178..7fdabb0 100644
--- a/playbooks/debian/install-zerotier.yml
+++ b/playbooks/debian/install-zerotier.yml
@@ -25,39 +25,32 @@
         dest: /tmp/zerotier-install.sh
         mode: "0755"
 
-    - name: Run official ZeroTier installer
+    - name: Install ZeroTier
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: bash /tmp/zerotier-install.sh
-      register: zerotier_install
-      changed_when: zerotier_install.rc == 0
+      args:
+        creates: /usr/sbin/zerotier-one
 
-    - name: Refresh systemd service definitions
+    - name: Verify ZeroTier package is installed
       ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: systemctl daemon-reload
+        cmd: dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' zerotier-one
+      register: zerotier_package
       changed_when: false
-      when: ansible_service_mgr == "systemd"
-
-    - name: Check for ZeroTier service
-      ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: systemctl list-unit-files zerotier-one.service
-      register: zerotier_unit
-      changed_when: false
-      failed_when: false
-      when: ansible_service_mgr == "systemd"
-
-    - name: Show installer and service diagnostics
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg:
-          - "Installer output: {{ zerotier_install.stdout | default('') }}"
-          - "Installer errors: {{ zerotier_install.stderr | default('') }}"
-          - "Service unit: {{ zerotier_unit.stdout | default('systemd unavailable') }}"
+      failed_when: "'install ok installed' not in zerotier_package.stdout"
 
     - name: Enable and start ZeroTier
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
         name: zerotier-one.service
         enabled: true
         state: started
-      when:
-        - ansible_service_mgr == "systemd"
-        - zerotier_unit.stdout is defined
-        - "'zerotier-one.service' in zerotier_unit.stdout"
+
+    - name: Check ZeroTier status
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: zerotier-cli info
+      register: zerotier_status
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Display ZeroTier status
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ inventory_hostname }}: {{ zerotier_status.stdout }}"
+