diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8bf8aa0..1b6c442 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for roles/powerdns-recursor
 powerdns_version: "{{ powerdns_recursor.version | default(49) }}"
-deb_powerdns_version: "{{ powerdns_recursor.deb_version | default('=4.9.*') }}"
+deb_version: "{{ powerdns_recursor.deb_version | default('=4.9.*') }}"
 repo_uri: "{{ powerdns_recursor.repo_uri | default('http://repo.powerdns.com/debian') }}"
 repo_components: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-rec-{{ powerdns_version }} main"
 repo_signed_key: "rec-{{ powerdns_version }}-pub.asc"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8ea42de..d317023 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 - name: "install powerdns-recursor {{ powerdns_version }}"
   become: true
   apt:
-    name: "pdns-recursor{{ deb_powerdns_version }}"
+    name: "pdns-recursor{{ deb_version }}"
     autoremove: true
     update_cache: true