diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 9ce3d41..643a4b4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 - name: make sure no other display managers are installed
   apt:
-    pkg: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
   with_items:
     - slim
diff --git a/tasks/maintenance.yml b/tasks/maintenance.yml
index 3466a71..eddb498 100644
--- a/tasks/maintenance.yml
+++ b/tasks/maintenance.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: install maintenance mode packages
   apt:
-    pkg: "{{ item }}"
-    state: installed
+    name: "{{ item }}"
   with_items:
     - yad
     - xbindkeys