diff --git a/roles/multi-node-bridge/tasks/common.yaml b/roles/multi-node-bridge/tasks/common.yaml
index 4b9a492b5..758b46c56 100644
--- a/roles/multi-node-bridge/tasks/common.yaml
+++ b/roles/multi-node-bridge/tasks/common.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   become: yes
   package:
     name: "{{ ovs_package }}"
-    state: installed
+    state: present
 
 - name: Ensure openvswitch is started
   become: yes
diff --git a/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Debian.yaml b/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Debian.yaml
index 8f4a04c05..ecf6ce4a9 100644
--- a/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Debian.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   become: yes
   package:
     name: iptables-persistent
-    state: installed
+    state: present
 
 - name: Persist ipv4 rules
   become: yes
diff --git a/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Ubuntu_trusty.yaml b/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Ubuntu_trusty.yaml
index a5cea2d9a..b5dff4621 100644
--- a/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Ubuntu_trusty.yaml
+++ b/roles/persistent-firewall/tasks/persist/Ubuntu_trusty.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   become: yes
   package:
     name: iptables-persistent
-    state: installed
+    state: present
 
 - name: Persist ipv4 rules
   become: yes
diff --git a/test-playbooks/multinode/multi-node-bridge.yaml b/test-playbooks/multinode/multi-node-bridge.yaml
index 3d19c7a8a..0182b0f98 100644
--- a/test-playbooks/multinode/multi-node-bridge.yaml
+++ b/test-playbooks/multinode/multi-node-bridge.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         - name: openvswitch should be installed
           package:
             name: "{{ ovs_package }}"
-            state: installed
+            state: present
           register: ovs_installed
 
         - name: openvswitch should be running