diff --git a/kodi.yml b/kodi.yml
index b09f752..a867922 100644
--- a/kodi.yml
+++ b/kodi.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@
           - android-tools-fastboot
           - android-tools-mkbootimg
           # kodi and desktop specific
-          - flatpak
           - mate-desktop-environment-core
           - lightdm
         update_cache: yes
         install_recommends: no
 
+    - name: Install Flatpak
+       apt:
+        name:
+          - flatpak
+      notify:
+      - add flatpak flatpub repo
+
     - name: Install Flatpaks
       community.general.flatpak:
         name:
@@ -70,3 +76,6 @@
         name: lightdm
         state: restarted
 
+    - name: add flatpak flatpub repo
+      command: flatpak --system remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+