diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index fe7bef38b9626ca4f3eef6ca6e5bd8320c5d28a9..674811faf3eb32e3328a806c930eac8d8f9db08f 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 package 'php' + node['ubuntu_base']['php_version'] + '-xdebug' do
-	action 'upgrade'
+	action :install
 end
 
 template '/etc/php/' + node['ubuntu_base']['php_version'] + '/mods-available/xdebug.ini' do