diff --git a/library/packaging/apt b/library/packaging/apt
index 409eb898e62..a7a25898899 100644
--- a/library/packaging/apt
+++ b/library/packaging/apt
@@ -324,13 +324,17 @@ def upgrade(m, mode="yes", force=False,
         upgrade_command = "safe-upgrade"
 
     if force:
-        force_yes = '--force-yes'
+        if apt_cmd == APT_GET_CMD:
+            force_yes = '--force-yes'
+        else:
+            force_yes = ''
     else:
         force_yes = ''
 
     apt_cmd_path = m.get_bin_path(apt_cmd, required=True)
     cmd = '%s %s -y %s %s %s %s' % (APT_ENVVARS, apt_cmd_path, dpkg_options,
                                     force_yes, check_arg, upgrade_command)
+    open("/tmp/awx.log", "a").write("cmd: %s\n" % cmd)
     rc, out, err = m.run_command(cmd)
     if rc:
         m.fail_json(msg="'%s %s' failed: %s" % (apt_cmd, upgrade_command, err), stdout=out)