diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1250c9bf..fb1dee57 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ postgresql_ext_postgis_deps:
   - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-{{ postgresql_ext_postgis_version }}"
   - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-scripts"
 
+postgresql_ext_postgis_deps:
+  - libgeos-c1
+  - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-{{ postgresql_ext_postgis_version }}"
+  - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-scripts"
+
 # List of databases to be created (optional)
 postgresql_databases: []
 
@@ -788,4 +793,4 @@ postgresql_yum_repository_url: "{{ postgresql_yum_repository_base_url }}/{{ post
 
 postgresql_apt_py3_dependencies: ["python3-psycopg2", "locales"]
 postgresql_apt_py2_dependencies: ["python-psycopg2", "python-pycurl", "locales"]
-postgresql_apt_dependencies: "{{ postgresql_apt_py3_dependencies if 'python3' in ansible_python_interpreter|default('') else postgresql_apt_py2_dependencies }}"
+postgresql_apt_dependencies: "{{ postgresql_apt_py3_dependencies if 'python3' in ansible_python_interpreter|default('') else postgresql_apt_py2_dependencies }}"
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diff --git a/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml b/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml
index b5830e1c..af305ea3 100644
--- a/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml
+++ b/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
   with_items: "{{ postgresql_ext_postgis_deps }}"
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
   notify:
-    - restart postgresql
+    - restart postgresql
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diff --git a/tests/docker/group_vars/postgresql.yml b/tests/docker/group_vars/postgresql.yml
index 69a896fa..9a7f272b 100644
--- a/tests/docker/group_vars/postgresql.yml
+++ b/tests/docker/group_vars/postgresql.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ postgresql_database_extensions:
     - adminpack
     - pgcrypto
     - unaccent
-    - postgis
+    - postgis
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diff --git a/tests/vars.yml b/tests/vars.yml
index 3ee803c4..d1b09c04 100644
--- a/tests/vars.yml
+++ b/tests/vars.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ postgresql_users:
 
 postgresql_user_privileges:
   - name: baz
-    db: foobar
+    db: foobar
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diff --git a/vars/xenial.yml b/vars/xenial.yml
index 8f77d846..d533c1cc 100644
--- a/vars/xenial.yml
+++ b/vars/xenial.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 postgresql_ext_postgis_deps:
   - libgeos-c1v5
   - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-{{ postgresql_ext_postgis_version }}"
-  - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-scripts"
+  - "postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-postgis-scripts"
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