diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index dc48754070199fb602cc1f7a2672f5d11eaad892..196fae3354e27cc859b2f32c0146ff742d3e6262 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 - name: Install ferm (for firewall management)
   apt:
     name: ferm
-    state: installed
+    state: present
 
 - name: Configure ferm init script coniguration file
   copy:
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@
 - name: Install apticron (for checking available upgrades)
   apt:
     name: apticron
-    state: installed
+    state: present
 
 # Implementation for checking pip requirements files via via pip-tools.
 - name: Install virtualenv for pip requirements checks
   apt:
     name: virtualenv
-    state: installed
+    state: present
 
 - name: Create dedicated group for user running pip requirements checks
   group:
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
     name:
       - ntp
       - ntpdate
-    state: installed
+    state: present
   when: ntp_servers
 
 - name: Deploy NTP configuration