diff --git a/roles/phpmyadmin/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phpmyadmin/tasks/main.yml
index 7bf7667..12d8782 100644
--- a/roles/phpmyadmin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phpmyadmin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 - name: "Enable phpMyAdmin"
   when: utilities.phpmyadmin.enabled | default(false)
   block:
-    - name: "Place a 'hold' on Apache packages to prevent installation"
-      ansible.builtin.dpkg_selections:
-        name: "{{ item }}"
-        selection: hold
+    - name: "Place a 'hold' on Apache packages if installed"
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        if dpkg -s {{ item }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "{{ item }} hold" | dpkg --set-selections
+        fi
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
       loop: "{{ apache_packages }}"
 
     - name: "Install phpMyAdmin from APT repository"