diff --git a/deploy-tws-motd b/deploy-tws-motd
index 9acd8ae..ada29e8 100644
--- a/deploy-tws-motd
+++ b/deploy-tws-motd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Deploy TWS MOTD
+- name: Deploy TWS MOTD (authoritative)
   hosts: all
   become: true
 
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
     tws_short: "TWS"
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Remove static MOTD file (Debian default)
+    # ----------------------------
+    # MOTD PIPELINE SANITIZATION
+    # ----------------------------
+
+    - name: Remove static Debian MOTD
       file:
         path: /etc/motd
         state: absent
@@ -19,20 +23,42 @@
         dest: /etc/motd
         state: link
 
-    - name: Check for default Ubuntu MOTD scripts
-      stat:
-        path: "/etc/update-motd.d/{{ item }}"
-      loop:
-        - 10-help-text
-        - 50-motd-news
-      register: motd_scripts
-
-    - name: Disable default Ubuntu MOTD noise
+    - name: Disable Proxmox profile banner
       file:
-        path: "{{ item.stat.path }}"
+        path: /etc/profile.d/pve.sh
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    # Debian runs pam_motd twice — we disable the login path
+    - name: Disable pam_motd in login (prevents duplicate MOTD)
+      replace:
+        path: /etc/pam.d/login
+        regexp: '^(session\s+optional\s+pam_motd.so.*)$'
+        replace: '# \1'
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    # ----------------------------
+    # DISABLE DEFAULT MOTD SCRIPTS
+    # ----------------------------
+
+    - name: Find default MOTD scripts
+      find:
+        paths: /etc/update-motd.d
+        file_type: file
+        patterns:
+          - "10-help-text"
+          - "50-motd-news"
+      register: motd_noise
+
+    - name: Disable default MOTD noise
+      file:
+        path: "{{ item.path }}"
         mode: "0644"
-      loop: "{{ motd_scripts.results }}"
-      when: item.stat.exists
+      loop: "{{ motd_noise.files }}"
+
+    # ----------------------------
+    # DEPLOY TWS MOTD
+    # ----------------------------
 
     - name: Deploy TWS MOTD script
       copy:
@@ -43,7 +69,6 @@
 
           ORG="{{ tws_org }}"
           SHORT="{{ tws_short }}"
-
           WIDTH=58
 
           line() {