diff --git a/builder/nexmon.yml b/builder/nexmon.yml
index 6b50c129..879b5418 100644
--- a/builder/nexmon.yml
+++ b/builder/nexmon.yml
@@ -1,164 +1,40 @@
-#
-# Install nexmon brcmfmac firmware and drivers from source as needed
-#
+# Install nexmon to fix wireless scanning (takes 2.5G of space)
+- name: clone nexmon repository
+  git:
+    repo: https://github.com/DrSchottky/nexmon.git
+    dest: /usr/local/src/nexmon
 
-- name: "Check for /lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/build to see if we can"
-  stat: path="/lib/modules/{{item.kernel}}/build"
-  register: kernel_headers
+- name: make firmware
+  shell: "source ./setup_env.sh && make"
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+    chdir: /usr/local/src/nexmon/
 
-- name: "Kernel {{item.kernel}} exists; installing nexmon"
-  when:
-    - kernel_headers.stat.exists
-  block:
-    - name: "Check for staged firmware {{ item.firmware }}"
-      stat: path="{{ staging }}/firmware/{{ item.firmware }}"
-      register: firmware
+- name: make firmware patch
+  shell: "source ./setup_env.sh && cd /usr/local/src/nexmon/patches/{{ item.patch }}/nexmon/ && make"
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+    chdir: /usr/local/src/nexmon/
+  environment:
+    QEMU_UNAME: "{{ item.kernel }}"
+    ARCHFLAGS: "{{ item.arch_flags }}"
 
-    - name: "Check for staged kernel module {{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko"
-      stat: path="{{ staging }}/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko"
-      register: kmodule
+- name: install new firmware (bcm43455c0)
+  copy:
+    src: "/usr/local/src/nexmon/patches/{{ item.patch }}/nexmon/{{ item.firmware }}"
+    dest: "/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/{{ item.firmware }}"
+    follow: true
+  environment:
+    QEMU_UNAME: "{{ item.kernel }}"
+    ARCHFLAGS: "{{ item.arch_flags }}"
 
-    - name: Build nexmon as needed
-      when:
-        - not firmware.stat.exists or not kmodule.stat.exists
-      block:
+- name: backup original driver
+  command: "mv /usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko.xz /usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko.xz.orig"
 
-        - name: Check for existence of nexmon repo
-          stat: path="/usr/local/src/nexmon"
-          register: nexmongit
+- name: copy modified driver
+  copy:
+    src: "/usr/local/src/nexmon/patches/driver/brcmfmac_6.1.y-nexmon/brcmfmac.ko"
+    dest: "/usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko"
 
-        - name: clone nexmon repository
-          when: not nexmongit.stat.exists
-          git:
-            repo: "https://github.com/DrSchottky/nexmon.git"
-            dest: /usr/local/src/nexmon
-          register: nexmongit
-
-        - name: prepare nexmon build tree
-          when: nexmongit.changed
-          shell: "source ./setup_env.sh && make"
-          args:
-            executable: /bin/bash
-            chdir: /usr/local/src/nexmon/
-
-        - name: Build firmware if needed
-          when: not firmware.stat.exists
-          environment:
-            QEMU_UNAME: "{{ item.kernel }}"
-            ARCHFLAGS: "{{ item.arch_flags }}"
-          block:
-            - name: "make firmware patch {{ item.patch }}"
-              shell: |
-                source ./setup_env.sh
-                cd patches/{{ item.patch }}/nexmon/
-                make clean
-                make
-              args:
-                executable: /bin/bash
-                chdir: /usr/local/src/nexmon/
-
-            - name: make firmware staging dir
-              file:
-                state: directory
-                path: "{{ staging }}/firmware"
-
-            - name: 'copy firmware {{ item.firmware }} to staging directory'
-              copy:
-                src: '/usr/local/src/nexmon/patches/{{ item.patch }}/nexmon/{{ item.firmware }}'
-                dest: '{{ staging }}/firmware/'
-                follow: true
-
-        - name: Build module as needed
-          when: not kmodule.stat.exists
-          environment:
-            QEMU_UNAME: "{{ item.kernel }}"
-            ARCHFLAGS: "{{ item.arch_flags }}"
-          block:
-            - name: "make brcmfmac.ko module {{ item.kernel }}"
-              when: firmware.stat.exists
-              # if not firmware.stat.exists, then module would have been installed above
-              shell: |
-                export QEMU_UNAME={{ item.kernel }}
-                uname -a
-                source ./setup_env.sh
-                cd patches/{{ item.patch }}/nexmon/
-                make clean
-                make brcmfmac.ko
-              args:
-                executable: /bin/bash
-                chdir: /usr/local/src/nexmon/
-              environment:
-                QEMU_UNAME: "{{ item.kernel }}"
-                ARCHFLAGS: "{{ item.arch_flags }}"
-
-            - name: make modules staging dir
-              file:
-                state: directory
-                path: "{{ staging }}/modules/{{ item.kernel }}"
-
-            - name: copy modified driver to staging
-              copy:
-                src: "/usr/local/src/nexmon/patches/driver/brcmfmac_{{ kernel.min }}.y-nexmon/brcmfmac.ko"
-                dest: "{{ staging }}/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko"
-                follow: true
-              register: brcmfmac_installed
-    # end of nexmon build block. products should now be in staging if they were not already
-
-    # check again, just to be sure
-    - name: "Check for staged firmware {{ item.firmware }}"
-      stat: path="{{ staging }}/firmware/{{ item.firmware }}"
-      register: firmware
-
-    # install nexmon firmware from staging directory
-    - name: 'install nexmon firmware {{ item.firmware }}'
-      when: firmware.stat.exists
-      block:
-        - name: "Install nexmon firware in /usr/lib/firmware/brcm"
-          copy:
-            src: '{{ staging }}/firmware/{{ item.firmware }}'
-            dest: '/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/{{ item.firmware }}'
-            follow: true
-
-    - name: "Check for staged kernel module {{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko"
-      stat: path="{{ staging }}/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko"
-      register: kmodule
-
-    - name: "Install kernel module {{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko from staging"
-      when: kmodule.stat.exists
-      block:
-        # remove originals, and keep track
-        - name: "Remove old compressed kernel module (if there)"
-          file:
-            state: absent
-            path: "/usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko.xz"
-          register: brcmfmac_ko_xz
-          ignore_errors: true
-
-        - name: "Remove old uncompressed kernel module (if there)"
-          file:
-            state: absent
-            path: "/usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko"
-          register: brcmfmac_ko
-          ignore_errors: true
-
-        - name: "install nexmon kernel driver {{item.kernel}}"
-          copy:
-            src: "{{ staging }}/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/brcmfmac.ko"
-            dest: "/usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko"
-            follow: true
-          register: brcmfmac_installed
-
-    - name: "xz compress driver: {{brcmfmac_ko_xz.changed}}"
-      when: brcmfmac_ko_xz.changed
-      command: xz -k brcmfmac.ko
-      args:
-        chdir: '/usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac'
-
-    - name: "remove uncompressed driver: {{brcmfmac_ko.changed}}"
-      when: not brcmfmac_ko.changed
-      file:
-        state: absent
-        path: "/usr/lib/modules/{{ item.kernel }}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko"
-
-    - name: update module dependencies
-      command: "/sbin/depmod -a {{ item.kernel }}"
+- name : load brcmfmac drivers
+  command: "/sbin/depmod -a {{ item.kernel}}"