diff --git a/roles/lxd_host/tasks/container_install.yml b/roles/lxd_host/tasks/container_install.yml
index 6efdc25..1e99f0d 100644
--- a/roles/lxd_host/tasks/container_install.yml
+++ b/roles/lxd_host/tasks/container_install.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
   command: "{{ lxc_cmd }} exec {{ container_name }} -- apk upgrade -U"
   when: not container_present
 
-- name: install openssh, rsync, and shadow packages in containers
+- name: install common packages in containers
   command: "{{ lxc_cmd }} exec {{ container_name }} -- \
-        apk add openssh rsync shadow python3"
+        apk add python3 openssh rsync shadow tar"
   when: not container_present
 
 - name: "copy container sshd_config for {{ container_name }} to lxd host"
diff --git a/roles/webserver/tasks/lighttpd.yml b/roles/webserver/tasks/lighttpd.yml
index 6ff7dfe..976b9a6 100644
--- a/roles/webserver/tasks/lighttpd.yml
+++ b/roles/webserver/tasks/lighttpd.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
       - php7-xml
       - php7-xmlrpc
       - php7-zip
-      # TODO: move tar to common packages
-      - tar
     state: present
 
 - name: copy lighttpd.conf