diff --git a/mongodb/tasks/main.yml b/mongodb/tasks/main.yml
index d23a15d3..ff469c89 100644
--- a/mongodb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/mongodb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   tags: mongodb
 
 - name: Install the mongodb repository
-  ansible_repository: repo="deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen" update_cache=yes state=present
+  apt_repository: repo="deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen" update_cache=yes state=present
   when: mongodb_install_from_external_repo
   register: external_repo
   tags: mongodb