diff --git a/tsm-client/tasks/main.yml b/tsm-client/tasks/main.yml
index 58a03ed41b2366870e7ad40ba874bf7f0ffc1c88..26c73badeeaa041168a040d0a7a91fbd39133012 100644
--- a/tsm-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tsm-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # file: tsm-client/tasks/main.yml
 
 - name: ensure apt https transport is available
-  apt: name=apt-transport-https state=installed
+  apt: name=apt-transport-https state=present
   when: tsm_repo|truncate(5, True, '') == "https"
   tags:
     - tsm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 - meta: flush_handlers
 
 - name: ensure the tsm packages are installed 
-  apt: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
     - gskssl64
     - gskcrypt64