diff --git a/tasks/verify.yml b/tasks/verify.yml
index 8111a09..ca4b7dd 100644
--- a/tasks/verify.yml
+++ b/tasks/verify.yml
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "{{ addc_reverse_zone_name }} {{ addc_ansible_host }} {{ addc_admin_password }} {{ addc_ip_last_octet }} {{ addc_hostname }} {{ addc_auth_domain }}"
 
-- name: Ensure python3-pip is installed
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: python3-pip
-    state: present
+# - name: Ensure python3-pip is installed (optional)
+#   ansible.builtin.apt:
+#     name: python3-pip
+#     state: present
+#   become: true
 
-- name: Ensure pexpect is installed
-  ansible.builtin.pip:
-    name: pexpect
-    executable: pip3
+- name: Ensure pexpect is installed (via apt)
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: python3-pexpect
+    state: present
+  become: true
 
 - name: "Create the reverse DNS zone {{ addc_reverse_zone_name }}"
   ansible.builtin.expect: