diff --git a/roles/wordpress/tasks/install.yml b/roles/wordpress/tasks/install.yml
index 43e4c8673..c957287ad 100644
--- a/roles/wordpress/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/wordpress/tasks/install.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     msg: "{{ downloads_dir }}/wordpress.tar.gz is REQUIRED in order to install WordPress."
   when: not wp_link.stat.exists
 
-- name: "Unpack /opt/iiab/downloads/wordpress.tar.gz to permanent location /library/wordpress - owner: root, group: {{ apache_user }}, mode: 0664"
+- name: "Unpack /opt/iiab/downloads/wordpress.tar.gz to permanent location /library/wordpress - owner: root, group: {{ apache_user }}, mode: 0664, keep_newer: yes"
   unarchive:
     src: "{{ downloads_dir }}/wordpress.tar.gz"
     dest: "{{ wp_install_path }}"