diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index a54eaa1..87c83d9 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
     name: docker-ce
     state: present
 
-- name: install docker python bindings
+- name: Install necessary packages via pip
   pip:
+    name: "{{ packages }}"
     executable: "pip3"
-    name: "docker-compose"
-    state: present
+  vars:
+    packages:
+      - docker
+      - docker-compose
 
 - name: create folder structure for bind mounts
   file:
diff --git a/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/base.yml b/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/base.yml
index 63e452c..3289b2c 100644
--- a/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/base.yml
+++ b/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/base.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,3 @@
   apt:
     name: srvadmin-all
   when: not vagrant
-
-- name: Install necessary packages via pip
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ packages }}"
-  vars:
-    packages:
-      - docker
-      - docker-compose