diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e27fa5..7c2b18d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ rvm1_install_path: '/usr/local/lib/rvm'
 #       make sure you ADD the --user-install flag below
 rvm1_install_flags: '--auto-dotfiles'
 
-# Should rvm always be upgraded?
-rvm1_rvm_force_upgrade_installer: False
-
-# URLs for the latest installer and version
+# URL for the latest installer script
 rvm1_rvm_latest_installer: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer'
-rvm1_rvm_stable_version_number: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/VERSION'
 
-# Time in seconds before re-running apt-get update
-# This is only used to download the httplib library so Ansible's URI module works
-apt_cache_valid_time: 86400
+# rvm version to use
+rvm1_rvm_version: 'stable'
+
+# Check and update rvm, disabling this will force rvm to never update
+rvm1_rvm_check_for_updates: True
 ```
 
 ## Example playbook
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ec4b54f..c5498e1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ rvm1_install_path: '/usr/local/lib/rvm'
 #       make sure you ADD the --user-install flag below
 rvm1_install_flags: '--auto-dotfiles'
 
-# Should rvm always be upgraded?
-rvm1_rvm_force_upgrade_installer: False
-
-# URLs for the latest installer and version
+# URL for the latest installer script
 rvm1_rvm_latest_installer: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer'
-rvm1_rvm_stable_version_number: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/VERSION'
 
-# Time in seconds before re-running apt-get update
-# This is only used to download the httplib library so Ansible's URI module works
-apt_cache_valid_time: 86400
+# rvm version to use
+rvm1_rvm_version: 'stable'
+
+# Check and update rvm, disabling this will force rvm to never update
+rvm1_rvm_check_for_updates: True
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 1e34738..4319535 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 ---
 
-- include: 'debian.yml'
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-
-- include: 'redhat.yml'
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-
 - include: 'rvm.yml'
 - include: 'rubies.yml'
diff --git a/tasks/rvm.yml b/tasks/rvm.yml
index 863c779..566ef77 100644
--- a/tasks/rvm.yml
+++ b/tasks/rvm.yml
@@ -14,35 +14,28 @@
   register: rvm_current_version
   when: rvm_binary.stat.exists
 
-- name: Detect stable rvm version
-  uri:
-    url: '{{ rvm1_rvm_stable_version_number }}'
-    return_content: True
-  register: rvm_stable_version_number
-  when: '"://" in rvm1_rvm_stable_version_number'
-
 - name: Install rvm installer
   get_url:
     url: '{{ rvm1_rvm_latest_installer }}'
     dest: '{{ rvm1_temp_download_path }}/rvm-installer.sh'
-  when: not rvm_installer.stat.exists or rvm1_rvm_force_upgrade_installer
+  when: not rvm_installer.stat.exists
 
 - name: Configure rvm installer
   file:
     path: '{{ rvm1_temp_download_path }}/rvm-installer.sh'
     mode: 0755
-  when: not rvm_binary.stat.exists or rvm1_rvm_force_upgrade_installer
+  when: not rvm_binary.stat.exists
 
-- name: Install rvm stable
+- name: Install rvm
   command: >
-    {{ rvm1_temp_download_path }}/rvm-installer.sh stable
+    {{ rvm1_temp_download_path }}/rvm-installer.sh {{ rvm1_rvm_version }}
     --path {{ rvm1_install_path }} {{ rvm1_install_flags }}
   when: not rvm_binary.stat.exists
 
 - name: Update rvm
-  shell: '{{ rvm1_rvm }} get stable && {{ rvm1_rvm }} reload'
-  when: rvm_binary.stat.exists and
-        rvm_stable_version_number.content | default(rvm1_rvm_stable_version_number) | replace('\n', '') > rvm_current_version.stdout.split()[1]
+  shell: '{{ rvm1_rvm }} get {{ rvm1_rvm_version }} && {{ rvm1_rvm }} reload'
+  changed_when: False
+  when: rvm_binary.stat.exists and rvm1_rvm_check_for_updates
 
 - name: Configure rvm
   command: '{{ rvm1_rvm }} autolibs 3'