Install modules on Debian 9+ or 8 with backports

tasks/install_Debian.yml

@@ -27,20 +27,14 @@
     state: present
     default_release: "{{ ansible_distribution_release + '-backports' if nginx_backports else ansible_distribution_release }}"
 
-- name: SHELL | Get Nginx version
-  shell: nginx -v 2>&1 | sed -r 's#.*/##;' | cut -d ' ' -f 1
-  args:
-    executable: /bin/sh
-  register: nginx_version
-  changed_when: false
-  check_mode: no
-
 - name: APT | Install nginx modules
   apt:
     pkg: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
   with_items: "{{ nginx_module_packages }}"
-  when: "{{ nginx_version.stdout | version_compare('1.9.11', 'ge')"
+  when:
+    ansible_distribution_major_version | version_compare('9', 'ge') or
+    nginx_backports
 
 - name: APT | Install python-passlib
   apt:

tasks/prepare.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
+- name: SHELL | Get Nginx version
+  shell: nginx -v 2>&1 | sed -r 's#.*/##;' | cut -d ' ' -f 1
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/sh
+  register: nginx_version
+  changed_when: false
+  check_mode: no
+
 - name: SHELL | Get module list
   shell: nginx -V 2>&1 | tr -- - '\n' | grep -A 1 with | grep _module | sed -r 's/_module//g; s/\s+//g' | sort
   args: