diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ada5ef5..e6c1ed6 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 - name: installation - ensure nextcloud  config
   command: >
-    php {{ nextcloud_web_root }}/occ maintenance:install --database "{{ 'pgsql' if  nextcloud_DB_type == 'postgres' else nextcloud_DB_type }}" --database-name "{{ nextcloud_db_name}}"
+    php7 {{ nextcloud_web_root }}/occ maintenance:install --database "{{ 'pgsql' if  nextcloud_DB_type == 'postgres' else nextcloud_DB_type }}" --database-name "{{ nextcloud_db_name}}"
     --database-user "{{ nextcloud_db_user }}" --database-pass "{{ nextcloud_db_password }}"
     --admin-user "{{ nextcloud_admin_user }}" --admin-pass "{{ nextcloud_admin_password }}" --data-dir "{{ nextcloud_datadirectory }}"
   become: true
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   when: nextcloud_config_options is defined
 
 - name: installation - ensure trusted domains are set
-  command: 'php {{ nextcloud_web_root }}/occ config:system:set trusted_domains {{ item.0 }} --value "{{ item.1 }}"'
+  command: 'php7 {{ nextcloud_web_root }}/occ config:system:set trusted_domains {{ item.0 }} --value "{{ item.1 }}"'
   become: true
   become_user: http
   changed_when: true
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
 - name: create cron for nextcloud
   cron:
-      job: "sudo -u http /usr/bin/php -f {{nextcloud_web_root}}/cron.php"
+      job: "sudo -u http /usr/bin/php7 -f {{nextcloud_web_root}}/cron.php"
       user: root # not required. The specific user whose crontab should be modified.
       minute: 0,15,30,45 # not required. Minute when the job should run ( 0-59, *, */2, etc )
       name: "nextcloud recuring cron job" # not required. Description of a crontab entry or, if env is set, the name of environment variable. Required if state=absent. Note that if name is not set and state=present, then a new crontab entry will always be created, regardless of existing ones.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 - name: create cron for file scan
   cron:
-      job: "sudo -u http /usr/bin/php /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all > /dev/null"
+      job: "sudo -u http /usr/bin/php7 /usr/share/webapps/nextcloud/occ files:scan --all > /dev/null"
       user: root # not required. The specific user whose crontab should be modified.
       minute: "00" # not required. Minute when the job should run ( 0-59, *, */2, etc )
       hour: "4"