diff --git a/roles/neomutt/tasks/main.yml b/roles/neomutt/tasks/main.yml
index ffd4463..0205430 100644
--- a/roles/neomutt/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/neomutt/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@
   when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian'
 
 - name: Get installed neomutt version
+  # fixme: when Debian gets ansible v.2.11, we can just use split
   set_fact:
     neomutt_version: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'neomutt -v') | regex_search('NeoMutt 20\\d{6}') | split | last }}"
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] != 'Debian'
+
+- name: Set neomutt_version to 0 for Debian (change me later)
+  # fixme: when Debian gets ansible v.2.11, we can just use split
+  set_fact:
+    neomutt_version: 0
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Debian'
 
 - name: Create neomutt config directory
   file: