diff --git a/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml b/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
index bbfa66bf202d764048a4a7e98a8a000c0a103a02..6e2e60ce2b312e7046a0f7aa99ce82b4a6c10b52 100644
--- a/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
   tags:
     - nullmailer
 
+- name: ensure debian does not complain about an unused file
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: /etc/nullmailer/me
+  tags:
+    - nullmailer
+
 - name: ensure we got some aliases in case they are needed
   template:
     src: aliases.j2