diff --git a/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/main.yml b/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/main.yml
index 0c578df..ee65c0d 100644
--- a/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/main.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@
     purge: true
   when: zabbix_state == 'absent'
 
+- name: Reload systemd to drop the removed unit file
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
+  when: zabbix_state == 'absent'
+
+- name: Clear any lingering systemd state for zabbix-agent2
+  ansible.builtin.command: systemctl reset-failed zabbix-agent2
+  when: zabbix_state == 'absent'
+  ignore_errors: true
+  changed_when: false
+
 - name: Remove Zabbix configuration directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /etc/zabbix