diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 9f6b348..c80d785 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
     rule: allow
     port: 443
 
-- name: Disable MPM Apache2 modules
-  community.general.apache2_module:
-    state: absent
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-  ignore_errors: true
-  loop:
-    - mpm_worker
-    - mpm_event
+- name: Ensure MPM Worker module is disabled
+  shell: a2dismod mpm_worker
+
+- name: Ensure MPM Event module is disabled
+  shell: a2dismod mpm_event
+
+- name: Ensure MPM Prefork module is enabled
+  shell: a2enmod mpm_prefork
 
 - name: Enable Apache2 modules
   community.general.apache2_module:
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   loop:
     - rewrite
     - ssl
-    - mpm_prefork
 
 
 - name: Ensure default vhost root exists