diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 61b2666e..3191776d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 ---
 haproxy_version: 1.6
 
+haproxy_dependencies:
+  - name: haproxy
+    state: latest
 haproxy_install: []
 
 # global section
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e5680169..0c136925 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 - name: install dependencies
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: latest
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state }}"
   with_items: "{{ haproxy_dependencies }}"
   tags:
     - configuration
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 29d4350a..2380532d 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ haproxy_versions_supported:
   - 1.6
 
 haproxy_ppa: "ppa:vbernat/haproxy-{{ haproxy_version }}"
-haproxy_dependencies:
-  - haproxy