diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# ansible-role-backports
+ansible role to install backports apt source (on debian).
+
+parameters
+----------
+none
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   template:
     src: backports.list.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
+  # do this from a template to fully remove any other lines in the file.
+
 
 - name: remove obsolete apt lists
   file: path=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/{{ item }}-backports.list state=absent
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@
     - jessie
     - stretch
 
+
 - name: update apt cache
   apt: update_cache=yes
   changed_when: false