diff --git a/archivebox/builtin_plugins/ansible/roles/setup_lib_npm/tasks/main.yml b/archivebox/builtin_plugins/ansible/roles/setup_lib_npm/tasks/main.yml
index b11bd915..9f2e0a02 100755
--- a/archivebox/builtin_plugins/ansible/roles/setup_lib_npm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/archivebox/builtin_plugins/ansible/roles/setup_lib_npm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
     - '{{LIB_DIR_NPM_BIN}}'
     - '{{LIB_DIR_BIN}}'
 
-- name: "Install system packages: [node, npm]"
+- name: "Install system packages: node"
   ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: "node"
+    name: "{{ (ansible_facts['os_family']|lower == 'debian') | ternary('nodejs', 'node') }}"
+    state: "present"
+
+- name: "Install system packages: npm"
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "npm"
     state: "present"
 
 - name: Load NPM and Node binaries