diff --git a/nginx/defaults/main.yml b/nginx/defaults/main.yml
index 495a0004..ab659291 100644
--- a/nginx/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/nginx/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 nginx_enabled: True
 nginx_use_ppa: False
 nginx_ppa_repo: ppa:nginx/stable
-nginx_package_state: installed
+nginx_package_state: present
 # See https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/
 nginx_ssl_level: intermediate