diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
index 8c6855e45..5b9dfdb3a 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ matrix_synapse_user_ips_max_age: 28d
 
 matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image: "{{ matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image_name_prefix }}mb-saces/rust-synapse-tools:v0.0.1"
 matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image_name_prefix: "registry.gitlab.com/"
-matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image.endswith(':stable') }}"
+matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image.endswith(':stable') or matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 
 matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_base_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/rust-synapse-compress-state"
 matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_synapse_compress_state_in_container_path: "/usr/local/bin/synapse_compress_state"