diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index d701135..b198a47 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
       - docker-engine
     state: absent
 
+- name: Ensure apt can transport via https
+  apt:
+    name: apt-transport-https
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 10 or
+        ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 18
+
 - name: Ensure dependencies are installed.
   apt:
     name:
-      - apt-transport-https
       - ca-certificates
       - gnupg2
     state: present