diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 41f650d..2066405 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ default_apache:
 
 APACHE_CONFIG: "{{ default_apache | combine(apache, recursive=true) }}"
 
+APACHE_HC:
+  packages: ['systemd', 'apache2']
+
 # site-specific config
 default_site_config:
   mode: 'serve'
diff --git a/tasks/debian/main.yml b/tasks/debian/main.yml
index 0f4c153..f1ddf08 100644
--- a/tasks/debian/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/debian/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: Apache | Debian | Install apache
   ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: ['apache2']
+    name: "{{ APACHE_HC.packages }}"
     state: present
     update_cache: true
   tags: [base]