diff --git a/ct/sabnzbd.sh b/ct/sabnzbd.sh
index b69bf77a5..d111fc1c1 100644
--- a/ct/sabnzbd.sh
+++ b/ct/sabnzbd.sh
@@ -38,16 +38,18 @@ function update_script() {
         cp -r /opt/sabnzbd /opt/sabnzbd_backup_$(date +%s)
         fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "sabnzbd-org" "sabnzbd/sabnzbd" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/sabnzbd" "SABnzbd-*-src.tar.gz"
 
+        # Always ensure venv exists
         if [[ ! -d /opt/sabnzbd/venv ]]; then
             msg_info "Migrating SABnzbd to uv virtual environment"
             $STD uv venv /opt/sabnzbd/venv
             msg_ok "Created uv venv at /opt/sabnzbd/venv"
+        fi
 
-            if grep -q "ExecStart=python3 SABnzbd.py" /etc/systemd/system/sabnzbd.service; then
-                sed -i "s|ExecStart=python3 SABnzbd.py|ExecStart=/opt/sabnzbd/venv/bin/python SABnzbd.py|" /etc/systemd/system/sabnzbd.service
-                systemctl daemon-reload
-                msg_ok "Updated SABnzbd service to use uv venv"
-            fi
+        # Always check and fix service file if needed
+        if [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/sabnzbd.service ]] && grep -q "ExecStart=python3 SABnzbd.py" /etc/systemd/system/sabnzbd.service; then
+            sed -i "s|ExecStart=python3 SABnzbd.py|ExecStart=/opt/sabnzbd/venv/bin/python SABnzbd.py|" /etc/systemd/system/sabnzbd.service
+            systemctl daemon-reload
+            msg_ok "Updated SABnzbd service to use uv venv"
         fi
         $STD uv pip install --upgrade pip --python=/opt/sabnzbd/venv/bin/python
         $STD uv pip install -r /opt/sabnzbd/requirements.txt --python=/opt/sabnzbd/venv/bin/python