diff --git a/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml b/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml
index 40dabc96d..a71515629 100644
--- a/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/1-prep/tasks/main.yml
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@
 # for rpi, without rtc, we need time as soon as possible
 - name: Install chrony package
   package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: chrony
     state: present
-  with_items:
-    - chrony
   tags:
     - download