diff --git a/ansible/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-sync-torrents.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-sync-torrents.sh.j2
index d95d7dd..4a293b3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-sync-torrents.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-sync-torrents.sh.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ if [[ ! -f "$TORRENT_LIST" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Get current torrents from transmission (extract names, skip header/footer)
-current_torrents=$(transmission-remote -l 2>/dev/null | tail -n +2 | head -n -1 | awk '{print $NF}' || true)
+# Note: Use sed '$d' instead of head -n -1 for macOS compatibility
+current_torrents=$(transmission-remote -l 2>/dev/null | tail -n +2 | sed '$d' | awk '{print $NF}' || true)
 
 added=0
 skipped=0