diff --git a/playbooks/prereqs_wireguard.play.yml b/playbooks/prereqs_wireguard.play.yml
index 476403992bc966c9e08d0906bc1a38c20d468019..2e75377aec9166571608c933db5c455f01ba7e37 100644
--- a/playbooks/prereqs_wireguard.play.yml
+++ b/playbooks/prereqs_wireguard.play.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: dhclient -v mgmt0
 
-    - name: Update package db
-      ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: apt update
-
     - name: Install packages
       ansible.builtin.apt:
-        name: ["nginx", "wireguard", "curl"]
+        name:
+          - nginx
+          - wireguard
+          - curl
         state: present
+        update_cache: true
 
     - name: Remove DHCP route
       ansible.builtin.command: