diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 5477414..46cca1b 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ services:
     allowed_sender_domain: true
 
   matrix:
-    file: matrix_element.yml
+    file: matrix.yml
     domain: "matrix.{{ base_domain }}"
     volume_folder: "{{ volume_root_folder }}/matrix"
     version: v1.90.0
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ services:
     allowed_sender_domain: true
 
   element:
-    domains:
-      - "riot.{{ base_domain }}"
-      - "element.{{ base_domain }}"
+    file: element.yml
+    domain: "element.{{ base_domain }}"
     volume_folder: "{{ volume_root_folder }}/element"
     version: v1.11.43
 
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/element.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/element.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b325bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/element.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# vim: ft=yaml.ansible
+---
+- name: Create Element volume folder
+  file:
+    name: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/data"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Upload Element config.json
+  template:
+    src: element/config.json.j2
+    dest: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/data/config.json"
+
+- name: Upload Element riot.im.conf
+  copy:
+    src: element/riot.im.conf
+    dest: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/data/riot.im.conf"
+
+- name: Upload vhost config for Element domain
+  copy:
+    src: vhost/element
+    dest: "{{ services.nginx_proxy.volume_folder }}/vhost/{{ services.element.domain }}"
+
+- name: Upload Compose file for Element
+  template:
+    src: compose-files/element.yml.j2
+    dest: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/docker-compose.yml"
+
+- name: Deploy Element
+  docker_compose:
+    project_src: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}"
+    pull: true
+    state: present
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/matrix_element.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/matrix.yml
similarity index 56%
rename from roles/docker/tasks/services/matrix_element.yml
rename to roles/docker/tasks/services/matrix.yml
index 605084b..2a4a6f8 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/matrix_element.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/matrix.yml
@@ -16,38 +16,13 @@
 - name: Create Matrix DB folder
   file:
     name: "{{ services.matrix.volume_folder }}/db"
-    state: "directory"
-
-- name: Create Element volume folders
-  file:
-    name: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/{{ volume }}"
     state: directory
-  loop:
-    - "data"
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: volume
-
-- name: Upload Element config.json
-  template:
-    src: element/config.json.j2
-    dest: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/data/config.json"
-
-- name: Upload Element riot.im.conf
-  copy:
-    src: element/riot.im.conf
-    dest: "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/data/riot.im.conf"
 
 - name: upload vhost config for matrix domain
   copy:
     src: vhost/matrix
     dest: "{{ services.nginx_proxy.volume_folder }}/vhost/{{ services.matrix.domain }}"
 
-- name: Upload vhost config for Element domain
-  copy:
-    src: vhost/element
-    dest: "{{ services.nginx_proxy.volume_folder }}/vhost/{{ item }}"
-  loop: "{{ services.element.domains }}"
-
 - name: Upload homeserver.yaml
   template:
     src: matrix/homeserver.yaml.j2
@@ -58,12 +33,12 @@
     src: matrix/log.config
     dest: "{{ services.matrix.volume_folder }}/data/matrix.data.coop.log.config"
 
-- name: Upload Compose file for Matrix and Element
+- name: Upload Compose file for Matrix
   template:
-    src: compose-files/matrix_element.yml.j2
+    src: compose-files/matrix.yml.j2
     dest: "{{ services.matrix.volume_folder }}/docker-compose.yml"
 
-- name: Deploy Matrix and Element
+- name: Deploy Matrix
   docker_compose:
     project_src: "{{ services.matrix.volume_folder }}"
     pull: true
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/element.yml.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/element.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a875ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/element.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# vim: ft=yaml.docker-compose
+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  element:
+    image: avhost/docker-matrix-element:{{ services.element.version }}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - external_services
+    expose:
+      - "8080"
+    volumes:
+      - "./data:/data"
+    environment:
+      VIRTUAL_HOST: "{{ services.element.domain }}"
+      VIRTUAL_PORT: "8080"
+      LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ services.element.domain }}"
+      LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"
+
+networks:
+  external_services:
+    external: true
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/matrix_element.yml.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/matrix.yml.j2
similarity index 64%
rename from roles/docker/templates/compose-files/matrix_element.yml.j2
rename to roles/docker/templates/compose-files/matrix.yml.j2
index f787e61..0bbffa5 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/matrix_element.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/matrix.yml.j2
@@ -29,22 +29,6 @@ services:
       LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ services.matrix.domain }}"
       LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"
 
-  element:
-    image: avhost/docker-matrix-element:{{ services.element.version }}
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    networks:
-      - default
-      - external_services
-    expose:
-      - "8080"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ services.element.volume_folder }}/data:/data"
-    environment:
-      VIRTUAL_HOST: "{{ services.element.domains | join(',') }}"
-      VIRTUAL_PORT: "8080"
-      LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ services.element.domains | join(',') }}"
-      LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"
-
 networks:
   external_services:
     external: true