diff --git a/ad-auth/tasks/kerberos.yml b/ad-auth/tasks/kerberos.yml
index 150827985c74cc67437cecb6e366c33106106800..9352e1a70dc671a672e31f63eba30eba33117055 100644
--- a/ad-auth/tasks/kerberos.yml
+++ b/ad-auth/tasks/kerberos.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: roles/ad-auth/tasks/kerberos.yml
 
 - name: ensure kerberos is installed
-  apt: name=krb5-user state=installed
+  apt: name=krb5-user state=present
   tags:
     - kerberos
     - packages
diff --git a/ad-auth/tasks/ldap.yml b/ad-auth/tasks/ldap.yml
index cb8b166bcf11dd2fc0cbda25d48ee79905985aa3..79fcaaa0bb101d13e8dd40923ed5eb059eeefe62 100644
--- a/ad-auth/tasks/ldap.yml
+++ b/ad-auth/tasks/ldap.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: roles/ad-auth/tasks/ldap.yml
 
 - name: ensure ldap-utils is installed
-  apt: name=ldap-utils state=installed
+  apt: name=ldap-utils state=present
   tags:
     - ldap
     - packages
diff --git a/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml b/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
index 00ce64f4246ac2aeed28602ce21a677e547cf6c3..03c309e82bb20c012a7758b74dbd2065ad4e9230 100644
--- a/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
+++ b/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: roles/ad-auth/tasks/sssd.yml
 
 - name: ensure sssd is installed
-  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=installed install_recommends=no
+  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=present install_recommends=no
   with_items:
     - sssd
     - libpam-sss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       when: debian_version == "jessie"
       no_log: True
     - name: ensure pexpect is installed
-      apt: name=python-pexpect state=installed
+      apt: name=python-pexpect state=present
       when: debian_version == "stretch"
     - name: get a kerberos ticket
       expect:
diff --git a/ad-server-replication/tasks/kerberos.yml b/ad-server-replication/tasks/kerberos.yml
index 150827985c74cc67437cecb6e366c33106106800..9352e1a70dc671a672e31f63eba30eba33117055 100644
--- a/ad-server-replication/tasks/kerberos.yml
+++ b/ad-server-replication/tasks/kerberos.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: roles/ad-auth/tasks/kerberos.yml
 
 - name: ensure kerberos is installed
-  apt: name=krb5-user state=installed
+  apt: name=krb5-user state=present
   tags:
     - kerberos
     - packages
diff --git a/ad-server-replication/tasks/main.yml b/ad-server-replication/tasks/main.yml
index fafb2eae7461e4d9cc029abcd9785f52eb14747b..9d2a9ae1edd5ee2026607d0d16db442f7981f5c3 100644
--- a/ad-server-replication/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ad-server-replication/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       - domain-provision
   
   - name: ensure pexpect is installed
-    apt: name=python-pexpect state=installed
+    apt: name=python-pexpect state=present
     tags: 
       - ad-server
       - domain-provision
diff --git a/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml b/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
index 80af0e97698c8ba7408242cea05a860ae08408ce..9dbb1a3a009e10b5a568b79ecf36927b794da4e3 100644
--- a/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: roles/nfs-client/tasks/main.yml
 
 - name: ensure nfs client utils are installed
-  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=installed
+  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=present
   with_items:
     - nfs-common
     - libgssrpc4
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     - packages
 
 - name: ensure cifs client utils are installed
-  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=installed
+  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=present
   with_items:
     - cifs-utils
     - smbclient
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     - packages
 
 - name: ensure quota tools are installed
-  apt: name=quota state=installed
+  apt: name=quota state=present
   when: nfs_enable_quota
   tags:
     - nfs-client
diff --git a/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml b/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
index 62fdf6040ce244a7ebc89df8a9aaccb784ebec71..d4f74eb267a26dc100db95f40b2f0a8eaebce485 100644
--- a/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml
 
 - name: ensure nfs server utils are installed
-  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=installed
+  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=present
   with_items:
     - nfs-common
     - nfs-kernel-server
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         - service-principal
 
     - name: ensure pexpect is installed
-      apt: name=python-pexpect state=installed
+      apt: name=python-pexpect state=present
       tags:
         - nfs-server
         - service-principal