diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-18.yml b/vars/ubuntu-18.yml
index 9373b838a..b1bd1fd53 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-18.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-18.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ systemctl_program: /bin/systemctl
 # issue raised 
 mysql_service: mariadb
 apache_log: /var/log/apache2/access.log
-sshd_service: openssh-server
+sshd_package: openssh-server
+sshd_service: ssh
 php_version: 7.2
 # "postgresql_version: 10.3" fails (too detailed for /etc/systemd/system/postgresql-iiab.service on Ubuntu 18.04)
 postgresql_version: 10