diff --git a/roles/sysconfig/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sysconfig/tasks/main.yml
index 60450a5ab59a186950b93dd37bca077075f0745a..0cdbbd2296b03d3eb7ad3bdb74ea1699b407c2c8 100644
--- a/roles/sysconfig/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sysconfig/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,21 @@
     force_apt_get: true
     install_recommends: false
     name: "{{ sysconfig_packages }}"
+    state: latest
+
+- name: remove conflicting packages
+  apt:
+    force_apt_get: true
+    install_recommends: false
+    name: exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light
+    state: absent
 
 - name: install ubicast-config
   apt:
     force_apt_get: true
     install_recommends: false
     name: ubicast-config
+    state: latest
 
 - name: enable unattended upgrades
   copy: