diff --git a/automatix/upgrade_debian_bullseye.yaml b/automatix/upgrade_debian_bullseye.yaml
index 042752e..6531f1c 100644
--- a/automatix/upgrade_debian_bullseye.yaml
+++ b/automatix/upgrade_debian_bullseye.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ pipeline:
     - remote@node: DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y -q -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold dist-upgrade
     - remote@node: DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y -q -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold dist-upgrade
 
-    # export zpool so we can import it later
-    - has_zfs?remote@node: zpool export tank
-
     # reboot into bullseye
     - remote@node: systemctl reboot
     - local: |
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ pipeline:
         done
 
     # fix zfs and reboot again
-    - has_zfs?remote@node: zpool import tank
+    - has_zfs?remote@node: zpool import tank -f
     - has_zfs?remote@node: zpool upgrade -a
     - has_zfs?remote@node: systemctl reboot
     - has_zfs?local: |