diff --git a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml
index f43e85b..7d1d72a 100644
--- a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml
+++ b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/tasks/update_check.yml
@@ -6,33 +6,12 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 1. Detect available repositories and identify upgrade target
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Create temporary PHP script for repo detection
+- name: List available pfSense repositories
   ansible.builtin.raw: |
-    cat > /tmp/check_repo.php << 'PHPEOF'
-    <?php
-    require_once('/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc');
-    $repos = pkg_list_repos();
-    $upgrade = '';
-    foreach($repos as $r) {
-        if (!isset($r['default'])) {
-            echo $r['name'] . '|' . $r['descr'];
-            exit;
-        }
-    }
-    echo 'UP_TO_DATE';
-    PHPEOF
-  register: _create_script
-  changed_when: false
-
-- name: Execute the repository check
-  ansible.builtin.raw: /bin/sh -c "php /tmp/check_repo.php"
+    /bin/sh -c 'php -r "require_once(\"/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc\"); \$repos = pkg_list_repos(); \$upgrade = \"\"; foreach(\$repos as \$r) { if (!isset(\$r[\"default\"])) { echo \$r[\"name\"] . \"|\" . \$r[\"descr\"]; break; } } echo \$upgrade ?: \"UP_TO_DATE\";"'
   register: _repo_check
   changed_when: false
 
-- name: Remove temporary script
-  ansible.builtin.raw: rm -f /tmp/check_repo.php
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Parse repository check result
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _repo_result: "{{ _repo_check.stdout | trim }}"
@@ -47,24 +26,12 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 2. Get current version information
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Create temp script for version detection
+- name: Get current pfSense version
   ansible.builtin.raw: |
-    cat > /tmp/get_version.php << 'PHPEOF'
-    <?php
-    require_once('/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc');
-    $v = get_system_pkg_version(false);
-    echo $v['installed_version'] ?? 'Unknown';
-    PHPEOF
-
-- name: Execute version check
-  ansible.builtin.raw: /bin/sh -c "php /tmp/get_version.php"
+    /bin/sh -c 'php -r "require_once(\"/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc\"); \$v = get_system_pkg_version(false); echo \$v[\"installed_version\"] ?? \"Unknown\";"'
   register: _current_version
   changed_when: false
 
-- name: Clean up version script
-  ansible.builtin.raw: rm -f /tmp/get_version.php
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Set current version fact
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     pfsense_current_version: "{{ _current_version.stdout | trim }}"
@@ -73,28 +40,12 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 3. Get current repository name
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- name: Create temp script for current repo detection
+- name: Get current default repository
   ansible.builtin.raw: |
-    cat > /tmp/get_repo.php << 'PHPEOF'
-    <?php
-    require_once('/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc');
-    foreach(pkg_list_repos() as $r) {
-        if (isset($r['default'])) {
-            echo $r['name'];
-            exit;
-        }
-    }
-    PHPEOF
-
-- name: Execute current repo check
-  ansible.builtin.raw: /bin/sh -c "php /tmp/get_repo.php"
+    /bin/sh -c 'php -r "require_once(\"/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc\"); foreach(pkg_list_repos() as \$r) { if (isset(\$r[\"default\"])) { echo \$r[\"name\"]; } }"'
   register: _current_repo
   changed_when: false
 
-- name: Clean up repo script
-  ansible.builtin.raw: rm -f /tmp/get_repo.php
-  changed_when: false
-
 - name: Set current repo fact
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     current_repo: "{{ _current_repo.stdout | trim | default('Unknown') }}"