diff --git a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
index e3cf02096b2823ed70506c416b74d459924966b1..5bfe3f6fd2d383227fc975711e8eead1290c3088 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # possible to switch to Paramiko backend.
 - name: Install pexpect for pexpect+sftp Duplicity backend
   apt:
-    name: "python-pexpect"
+    name: "{{ backup_client_pexpect_package[ansible_distribution_release] }}"
     state: present
 
 - name: Install backup software