diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 04bbd3bd0..6fc9995f8 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -120,33 +120,27 @@
     - docker-ce-cli
 
 - name: ensure docker packages are installed
-  action: "{{ docker_package_info.pkg_mgr }}"
-  args:
-    pkg: "{{ item.name }}"
-    force: "{{ item.force|default(omit) }}"
-    state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
-    update_cache: "{{ omit if ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' else True }}"
-    enablerepo: "{{ item.repo | default(omit) }}"
+  package:
+    name: "{{ docker_package_info.pkgs }}"
+    state: "{{ docker_package_info.state | default('present') }}"
+  module_defaults:
+    apt:
+      update_cache: true
+    dnf:
+      enablerepo: "{{ docker_package_info.enablerepo | default(omit) }}"
+    yum:
+      enablerepo: "{{ docker_package_info.enablerepo | default(omit) }}"
+    zypper:
+      update_cache: true
   register: docker_task_result
   until: docker_task_result is succeeded
   retries: 4
   delay: "{{ retry_stagger | d(3) }}"
-  with_items: "{{ docker_package_info.pkgs }}"
   notify: restart docker
-  when: not (ansible_os_family in ["Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk", "ClearLinux"] or is_ostree) and (docker_package_info.pkgs|length > 0)
-
-- name: Ensure docker packages are installed
-  action: "{{ docker_package_info.pkg_mgr }}"
-  args:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
-  with_items: "{{ docker_package_info.pkgs }}"
-  register: docker_task_result
-  until: docker_task_result is succeeded
-  retries: 4
-  delay: "{{ retry_stagger | d(3) }}"
-  notify: restart docker
-  when: ansible_os_family in ["ClearLinux"]
+  when:
+    - not ansible_os_family in ["Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk"]
+    - not is_ostree
+    - docker_package_info.pkgs|length > 0
 
 # This is required to ensure any apt upgrade will not break kubernetes
 - name: Tell Debian hosts not to change the docker version with apt upgrade
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml
index 09cc4fcd6..f3556439b 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/amazon.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ docker_versioned_pkg:
 docker_version: "latest"
 
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: yum
   pkgs:
-    - name: "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/clearlinux.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/clearlinux.yml
index c0306f1ed..fbb7a2271 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/clearlinux.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/clearlinux.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: swupd
   pkgs:
-    - name: "containers-basic"
+    - "containers-basic"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
index ce4605a8e..e0e8359c7 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ docker_cli_versioned_pkg:
   '20.10': docker-ce-cli=5:20.10.2~3-0~debian-{{ ansible_distribution_release|lower }}
 
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: apt
   pkgs:
-    - name: "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
 
 docker_repo_key_info:
   pkg_key: apt_key
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml
index f2a130132..c416ef9a8 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/fedora.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ docker_cli_versioned_pkg:
   '20.10': docker-ce-cli-20.10.2-3.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}
 
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: dnf
+  enablerepo: "docker-ce"
   pkgs:
-    - name: "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml
index 2e5c47375..011858d1a 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@ docker_cli_versioned_pkg:
   '20.10': docker-ce-cli-20.10.2-3.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}
 
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: yum
+  enablerepo: "docker-ce"
   pkgs:
-    - name: "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
-      repo: "docker-ce"
-    - name: "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
-      repo: "docker-ce"
-    - name: "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
-      repo: "docker-ce"
+    - "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
 
 docker_repo_key_info:
   pkg_key: ''
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml
index 75458fcd0..b326275a5 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/suse.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 ---
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: zypper
+  state: latest
   pkgs:
-    - name: docker
-    - name: containerd
-      state: latest
+    - docker
+    - containerd
 
 docker_repo_key_info:
   pkg_key: ''
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 0143695a3..d1609b63f 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ docker_cli_versioned_pkg:
   '20.10': docker-ce-cli=5:20.10.2~3-0~ubuntu-{{ ansible_distribution_release|lower }}
 
 docker_package_info:
-  pkg_mgr: apt
   pkgs:
-    - name: "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
-    - name: "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ containerd_versioned_pkg[containerd_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_cli_versioned_pkg[docker_cli_version | string] }}"
+    - "{{ docker_versioned_pkg[docker_version | string] }}"
 
 docker_repo_key_info:
   pkg_key: apt_key