diff --git a/playbooks/setupworkstation/main.yaml b/playbooks/setupworkstation/main.yaml
index cd0ab26..67fcc1f 100644
--- a/playbooks/setupworkstation/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/setupworkstation/main.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
       install_weak_deps: false
 
   tasks:
+
     - name: remove fedora fluff
       become: true
       ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        state: absent
         allowerasing: true
         autoremove: true
         name:
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@
           - python3-botocore
           - firefox
           - nodejs
-        state: absent
 
     - name: install core components
       become: true