diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 269922ba56e75ce59cd907c65163bcaf6a5569a4..8249210ad0b14346393c1eae572e896f60e6bf49 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - name: "MySQL | Install required packages"
   apt:
     pkg='mysql-server'
-    state='installed'
+    state='present'
 
 # The following should also work for the new mechanism of MySQL 5.7 where
 # the auth plugin for root@localhost is initially set to socket mode.
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index b9777aed1fd84d3a64295680931c1583873605c5..40b3e8ee4c7e8248587afeaed5d550a4a79eca15 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   - name: "MySQL | Update required packages"
     apt:
       pkg='{{ item }}'
-      state=installed
+      state=present
     with_items:
       - 'mysql-server'
       - 'mytop'