diff --git a/playbooks/ubuntu.yml b/playbooks/ubuntu.yml
index d67cbde4..a2f6a786 100644
--- a/playbooks/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ubuntu.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Ubuntu | Install prerequisites
-  raw: sleep 10 && sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -qq -y python2.7
+  raw: sleep 10 && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -qq -y python2.7
 
 - name: Ubuntu | Configure defaults
   raw: sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 1