diff --git a/php/tasks/main_bookworm.yml b/php/tasks/main_bookworm.yml
index 74329046..8982f8f5 100644
--- a/php/tasks/main_bookworm.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/main_bookworm.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ---
 
-- name: "Set php version to 8.1 (Debian 12)"
+- name: "Set php version to 8.2(Debian 12)"
   set_fact:
-    php_version: "8.1"
+    php_version: "8.2"
+  when:
+    - php_sury_enable == false
+  check_mode: no
 
 - name: "Set php config directories (Debian 12)"
   set_fact:
diff --git a/php/tasks/main_bullseye.yml b/php/tasks/main_bullseye.yml
index 73e34483..d577ea5b 100644
--- a/php/tasks/main_bullseye.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/main_bullseye.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     php_version: "7.4"
   when:
     - php_sury_enable == 'False'
-    - php_version != '7.4'
+  check_mode: no
 
 - name: "Set variables (Debian 11)"
   set_fact:
diff --git a/php/tasks/main_buster.yml b/php/tasks/main_buster.yml
index b7722716..24673378 100644
--- a/php/tasks/main_buster.yml
+++ b/php/tasks/main_buster.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 ---
 
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ php_sury_enable }}"
+
 - name: "Set php version to 7.3 if Sury repo is not enabled"
   set_fact:
     php_version: "7.3"
-  when: 
-    - php_sury_enable == 'False'
-    - php_version != '7.3'
-
+  when:
+    - php_sury_enable == false
+  check_mode: no
 
 - name: "Set variables (Debian 10)"
   set_fact: