diff --git a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/fstab.yml b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/fstab.yml
index 44c3124b9c7ea66a03f6cdc7cbbc1c807a054269..100c0421f045949c11287ecc78a3b9a8de0d3567 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/fstab.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/fstab.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   loop:
     "{{ mount_points }}"
 
-- name: Make an entry in the fstab
+- name: Mount the directories
   ansible.posix.mount:
     src: "master:{{ item }}"
     path: "{{ item }}"
     opts: rw,sync,hard
-    state: present
+    state: mounted
     fstype: nfs
   loop:
     "{{ mount_points }}"