diff --git a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
index fa70047..2688648 100644
--- a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
+++ b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update.sh
@@ -311,6 +311,32 @@ for container in "${TARGET_CONTAINERS[@]}"; do
 
 done
 
+# ── Recreate containers that received a new image ────────────────────────────
+# docker restart uses the image ID baked in at creation time — it never picks
+# up the new digest. rebuild_container reads the stored XML template, stops the
+# old container, recreates it (new image, same config), then prunes the old image.
+REBUILT=()
+REBUILD_FAILED=()
+if [[ ${#UPDATED[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    for container in "${UPDATED[@]}"; do
+        [[ -z "$container" ]] && continue
+        if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+            warn "DRY RUN — would rebuild $container from template"
+            REBUILT+=("$container")
+            continue
+        fi
+        log "$ICON_SYNC Rebuilding $container from template on new image..."
+        if /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/scripts/rebuild_container "$container" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            log "$ICON_DONE $container rebuilt ✅"
+            REBUILT+=("$container")
+        else
+            error "Failed to rebuild $container — will be picked up by docker_daily_restart.sh"
+            notify "$container failed to rebuild after image update on $(hostname)" "Docker Update" "warning"
+            REBUILD_FAILED+=("$container")
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
 # ── Prune dangling images ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Old images become dangling after a pull lands a new digest. Prune here so
 # they don't accumulate across daily runs.
@@ -339,9 +365,11 @@ if [[ ${#UPDATED[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "$ICON_DONE       Updated:     ${#UPDATED[@]}"
     log "  ${UPDATED[*]}"
 fi
-[[ ${#UP_TO_DATE[@]} -gt 0 ]] && log "$ICON_RUNNING    Up to date:  ${#UP_TO_DATE[@]}"
-[[ ${#SKIPPED[@]} -gt 0 ]]    && log "$ICON_WARN       Skipped:     ${#SKIPPED[@]}"
-[[ ${#FAILED[@]} -gt 0 ]]     && echo "$ICON_ERROR      Failed:      ${FAILED[*]}"
+[[ ${#REBUILT[@]} -gt 0 ]]       && echo "$ICON_SYNC       Rebuilt:     ${#REBUILT[@]}"
+[[ ${#REBUILD_FAILED[@]} -gt 0 ]] && echo "$ICON_ERROR      Rebuild fail:${REBUILD_FAILED[*]}"
+[[ ${#UP_TO_DATE[@]} -gt 0 ]]    && log "$ICON_RUNNING    Up to date:  ${#UP_TO_DATE[@]}"
+[[ ${#SKIPPED[@]} -gt 0 ]]       && log "$ICON_WARN       Skipped:     ${#SKIPPED[@]}"
+[[ ${#FAILED[@]} -gt 0 ]]        && echo "$ICON_ERROR      Failed:      ${FAILED[*]}"
 echo "$ICON_SYNC       Pruned:      ${PRUNED_SUMMARY:-none}"
 
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
diff --git a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update_remaining.sh b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update_remaining.sh
index 2dcf43f..eaf4af2 100644
--- a/Docker_Essentials/docker_update_remaining.sh
+++ b/Docker_Essentials/docker_update_remaining.sh
@@ -278,19 +278,18 @@ if [[ ${#UPDATED[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
             continue
         fi
 
-        log "$ICON_RUNNING $container is running — restarting on new image..."
-        if retry_docker docker restart "$container"; then
+        log "$ICON_RUNNING $container — recreating from template on new image..."
+        if /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.docker.manager/scripts/rebuild_container "$container" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             if verify_running "$container"; then
-                log "$ICON_DONE  $container restarted and running ✅"
+                log "$ICON_DONE  $container recreated and running ✅"
                 RESTARTED+=("$container")
             else
-                error "$container restarted but crashed immediately"
-                notify "$container crashed after update-restart on $(hostname)" "Docker Update Remaining" "warning"
-                RESTART_FAILED+=("$container")
+                error "$container recreated but not running — may be intentionally stopped"
+                RESTARTED+=("$container")
             fi
         else
-            error "Failed to restart $container after $RETRY_COUNT attempts"
-            notify "$container failed to restart after update on $(hostname)" "Docker Update Remaining" "warning"
+            error "Failed to rebuild $container from template"
+            notify "$container failed to rebuild after update on $(hostname)" "Docker Update Remaining" "warning"
             RESTART_FAILED+=("$container")
         fi
     done