diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 87c83d9..148ff67 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
     name: docker-ce
     state: present
 
-- name: Install necessary packages via pip
+- name: install docker python bindings
   pip:
+    executable: pip3
     name: "{{ packages }}"
-    executable: "pip3"
+    state: present
   vars:
     packages:
       - docker