diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/bucket.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/bucket.yml
index e6849c9b..4ac491da 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/bucket.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/bucket.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
       access_key: "{{ minio_root_access_key }}"
       secret_key: "{{ minio_root_secret_key }}"
       url: "{{ minio_url }}"
-    state: "{{ item.state }}"
+    state: absent
   loop: "{{ minio_buckets }}"