diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index 7fcfd08..cb43a37 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # install splunk universal forwarder
 - name: "install - package_name"
-  ansible.builtin.deb:
-    name: "{{ splunk_forwarder_deb }}"
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    deb: "{{ splunk_forwarder_deb }}"
     state: "present"
   when: 'ansible_os_family == "Debian"'