diff --git a/roles/influxdata-repo/tasks/main.yml b/roles/influxdata-repo/tasks/main.yml
index bff893d..e3571f2 100644
--- a/roles/influxdata-repo/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/influxdata-repo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 - name: check distribution
   assert:
     that: "ansible_distribution == 'Debian' or ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'"
     msg: This role only supports Debian-like systems
 
 - name: install HTTPS APT transport
   apt:
-    state: installed
+    state: present
     package: apt-transport-https
+  when: not (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version is version('17.10', '>='))
 
 - name: import InfluxData APT key
   apt_key:
     id: 2582E0C5
     url: "https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdb.key"
     state: present
 
 - name: add InfluxData repository
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb https://repos.influxdata.com/{{ansible_distribution|lower}} {{ansible_distribution_release}} stable"
     filename: influxdata
     state: present