diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
index 205d360d8..c14eca54c 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
     state: present
   when: is_debuntu
 
-- name: 'Install php{{ php_version }}-mcrypt (debuntu but not ubuntu-18) NOTE: php7.2 dropped mcrypt'
+- name: 'Install php{{ php_version }}-mcrypt (debuntu prior to 2018) NOTE: php7.2 dropped mcrypt'
   package:
     name: "php{{ php_version }}-mcrypt"
     state: present
-  when: is_debuntu and not is_ubuntu_18
+  when: is_debuntu and (is_raspbian_8 or is_raspbian_9 or is_debian_8 or is_debian_9 or is_ubuntu_16 or is_ubuntu_17) 
 
 # we need to install the rpm in order to get the dependencies
 # but we only need to do this the first time