diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index ded6de3..a643350 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         name: "{{ item }}"
         executable: pip3
         extra_args: --user
+        state: present
       loop: "{{ certbot_packages_extra + __certbot_packages }}"
 
     - name: Create certbot environment