diff --git a/tasks/pkg-debian.yml b/tasks/pkg-debian.yml
index bbce6402..7f3cf6e0 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg-debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg-debian.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- apt: name=apt-transport-https state=latest
+- apt: name=apt-transport-https state=present
 
 - apt_key: id=C7A7DA52 keyserver=hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 state=present
   when: datadog_apt_key_url is not defined