diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a95d902..98e9f23 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,18 +5,13 @@
 
 - name: plugins directory
   file:
-    path: "{{ docker_etherpad_data_dir }}/{{ docker_etherpad_service_id }}/node_modules"
+    path: "{{ docker_etherpad_data_dir }}/{{ docker_etherpad_service_id }}/{{ item }}"
     owner: "{{ docker_etherpad_data_owner | default(omit) }}"
     group: "{{ docker_etherpad_data_group | default(omit) }}"
     state: directory
-
-- name: symlink in node_modules
-  file:
-    src: "../src"
-    path: "{{ docker_etherpad_data_dir }}/{{ docker_etherpad_service_id }}/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite"
-    state: link
-    force: yes
-    follow: no
+  with_items:
+    - plugin_packages
+    - var
 
 - name: settings.json exists
   stat: