diff --git a/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.es.md b/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.es.md
index 339966b..50577c2 100644
--- a/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.es.md
+++ b/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.es.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ chmod +x ./update-hyprland.sh
 
 Flags clave:
 - --fetch-latest: obtiene las últimas etiquetas desde GitHub
-- --force-update: sobrescribe valores fijados en hypr-tags.env (equivalente a FORCE=1). Implica --fetch-latest.
+- --force-update: sobrescribe valores fijados en hypr-tags.env (equivalente a FORCE=1)
 - --dry-run / --install: solo compilar o compilar+instalar
 - --only / --skip: limitar qué módulos se ejecutan
 
diff --git a/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.md b/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.md
index 0c10853..5cf20c9 100644
--- a/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.md
+++ b/Debian-Hyprland-Install-Upgrade.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ chmod +x ./update-hyprland.sh
 
 Key flags:
 - --fetch-latest: pull latest release tags from GitHub
-- --force-update: override pinned values in hypr-tags.env (equivalent to FORCE=1). Implies --fetch-latest.
+- --force-update: override pinned values in hypr-tags.env (equivalent to FORCE=1)
 - --dry-run / --install: compile-only or compile+install
 - --only / --skip: limit which modules run
 
diff --git a/refresh-hypr-tags.sh b/refresh-hypr-tags.sh
index a95f71b..9019cb7 100755
--- a/refresh-hypr-tags.sh
+++ b/refresh-hypr-tags.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ declare -A cur
 while IFS='=' read -r k v; do
   [[ -z "${k:-}" || "$k" =~ ^# ]] && continue
   cur[$k]="$v"
-  # keep original snapshot for diff
-  orig_${k}="$v"
-  export orig_${k} 2>/dev/null || true
 done < "$TAGS_FILE"
 
 # Fetch latest, but only update keys set to 'auto' or 'latest' unless forced
diff --git a/update-hyprland.sh b/update-hyprland.sh
index e6a32e5..51301a5 100755
--- a/update-hyprland.sh
+++ b/update-hyprland.sh
@@ -222,25 +222,13 @@ fetch_latest_tags() {
     # Build a list of changes (old -> new) according to override rules
     changes=()
     for k in "${!tags[@]}"; do
-        old="${existing[$k]:-}"
-        new="${tags[$k]}"
         if [[ $FORCE_UPDATE -eq 1 ]]; then
-            if [[ -n "$new" && "$old" != "$new" ]]; then
-                changes+=("$k: $old -> $new")
-                map[$k]="$new"
-            else
-                # still ensure map has at least old value
-                [[ -n "${map[$k]:-}" ]] || map[$k]="$old"
-            fi
+            # Force override regardless of current value (matches FORCE=1 behavior in refresh-hypr-tags.sh)
+            map[$k]="${tags[$k]}"
         else
-            if [[ "$old" =~ ^(auto|latest)$ ]] || [[ -z "$old" ]]; then
-                if [[ -n "$new" && "$old" != "$new" ]]; then
-                    changes+=("$k: $old -> $new")
-                    map[$k]="$new"
-                fi
-            else
-                # pinned: keep old
-                map[$k]="$old"
+            # Only override if pinned value is 'auto' or 'latest' (or unset)
+            if [[ "${existing[$k]:-}" =~ ^(auto|latest)$ ]] || [[ -z "${existing[$k]:-}" ]]; then
+                map[$k]="${tags[$k]}"
             fi
         fi
     done
@@ -566,8 +554,6 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         ;;
     --force-update)
         FORCE_UPDATE=1
-        # --force-update implies --fetch-latest so tags actually refresh
-        FETCH_LATEST=1
         shift
         ;;
     --restore)