diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f385b67..7ca9353 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lemmy_logfile_error: '/var/log/lemmy_err.log'
 lemmy_app_dir: '/var/lib/lemmy'
 
 # Backend
-lemmy_backend_version: '0.19.5'
+lemmy_backend_version: '0.19.8'
 lemmy_backend_source_dir: '/var/lib/lemmy-git'
 lemmy_backend_dir: '{{ lemmy_app_dir }}/lemmy-server'
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ nodejs_version: '20'
 lemmy_ui_pkg:
   - yarn
 
-lemmy_ui_version: '0.19.5'
+lemmy_ui_version: '0.19.8'
 lemmy_ui_dir: '/var/lib/lemmy/lemmy-ui'
 lemmy_ui_port: '1234'
 lemmy_ui_logfile: '/var/log/lemmy-ui.log'
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ lemmy_pictrs_logfile_error: '/var/log/lemmy-pictrs_err.log'
 lemmy_imagemagick_deploy: 'true' # set it to true if you want to deploy imagemagick
 lemmy_imagemagick_source_dir: '/var/lib/imei'
 lemmy_imagemagick_version: '6.11.3' # 6.11.2
+### set the following to true if you want to use `imei.sh --no-sig-verify`
+### instead of just `imei.sh`. It can help in some cases
+lemmy_imagemagick_nosig: 'false' 
 
 #Postgres
 postgresql_version: 16
diff --git a/tasks/imagemagick.yml b/tasks/imagemagick.yml
index 0d7225d..2bb5755 100644
--- a/tasks/imagemagick.yml
+++ b/tasks/imagemagick.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
 ---
 
+- name: '[IMAGEMAGICK-RS] - Stop Backend systemd'
+  systemd:
+    name: lemmy
+    state: stopped
+  notify:
+      restart lemmy backend
+  tags:
+    - pictrs
+    - imagemagick
+
+- name: '[IMAGEMAGICK-RS] - Stop UI systemd'
+  systemd:
+    name: lemmy-ui
+    state: stopped
+  notify:
+      restart lemmy ui
+  tags:
+    - pictrs
+    - imagemagick
+
+- name: '[IMAGEMAGICK-RS] - Stop Pict-rs systemd'
+  systemd:
+    name: pictrs
+    state: stopped
+  notify:
+      restart pictrs
+  tags:
+    - pictrs
+    - imagemagick
+
 - name: "[IMAGEMAGICK-RS] - Check what git tag we are at on server"
   shell: git describe --tags
   args:
@@ -68,10 +98,10 @@
     - imagemagick
 
 - name: '[IMAGEMAGICK] - Install ImageMagick with imei.sh script'
-  shell: '{{ lemmy_imagemagick_source_dir }}/imei.sh'
+  shell: "{{ lemmy_imagemagick_source_dir }}/imei.sh {{ '--no-sig-verify' if lemmy_imagemagick_nosig == 'true' else '' }}"
   args:
     chdir: '{{ lemmy_imagemagick_source_dir }}'
-  when: tag_imagemagick_version.stdout != lemmy_imagemagick_version or "not found" in tag_imagemagick_installed.stderr
+  when: tag_imagemagick_version is defined and (tag_imagemagick_version.stdout != lemmy_imagemagick_version or "not found" in tag_imagemagick_installed.stderr)
   tags:
     - pictrs
     - imagemagick
diff --git a/tasks/pict-rs.yml b/tasks/pict-rs.yml
index e8bdaf8..bd32562 100644
--- a/tasks/pict-rs.yml
+++ b/tasks/pict-rs.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 ---
 
+- name: '[IMAGEMAGICK-RS] - Stop Backend systemd'
+  systemd:
+    name: lemmy
+    state: stopped
+  notify:
+      restart lemmy backend
+  tags:
+    - pictrs
+
+- name: '[IMAGEMAGICK-RS] - Stop UI systemd'
+  systemd:
+    name: lemmy-ui
+    state: stopped
+  notify:
+      restart lemmy ui
+  tags:
+    - pictrs
+
 - name: "[PICT-RS] - Check what git tag we are at on server"
   shell: git describe --tags
   args: