diff --git a/helpers/apt b/helpers/apt
index 61f3c0c2d..5ddcba381 100644
--- a/helpers/apt
+++ b/helpers/apt
@@ -260,6 +260,27 @@ ynh_install_app_dependencies() {
             || ynh_die --message="Inconsistent php versions in dependencies ... found : $specific_php_version"
 
         dependencies+=", php${specific_php_version}, php${specific_php_version}-fpm, php${specific_php_version}-common"
+
+        local old_phpversion=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=phpversion)
+
+        # If the PHP version changed, remove the old fpm conf
+        if [ -n "$old_phpversion" ] && [ "$old_phpversion" != "$specific_php_version" ]; then
+            local old_php_fpm_config_dir=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=fpm_config_dir)
+            local old_php_finalphpconf="$old_php_fpm_config_dir/pool.d/$app.conf"
+
+            if [[ -f "$old_php_finalphpconf" ]]
+            then
+                ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="$old_php_finalphpconf"
+                ynh_remove_fpm_config
+            fi
+        fi
+        # Store phpversion into the config of this app
+        ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=phpversion --value=$specific_php_version
+
+        # Set the default php version back as the default version for php-cli.
+        update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION
+    elif grep --quiet 'php' <<< "$dependencies"; then
+        ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=phpversion --value=$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION
     fi
 
     local psql_installed="$(ynh_package_is_installed "postgresql-$PSQL_VERSION" && echo yes || echo no)"
@@ -292,38 +313,11 @@ Architecture: all
 Description: Fake package for ${app} (YunoHost app) dependencies
  This meta-package is only responsible of installing its dependencies.
 EOF
+
     ynh_package_install_from_equivs /tmp/${dep_app}-ynh-deps.control \
         || ynh_die --message="Unable to install dependencies" # Install the fake package and its dependencies
     rm /tmp/${dep_app}-ynh-deps.control
 
-    if [[ -n "$specific_php_version" ]]
-    then
-        # Set the default php version back as the default version for php-cli.
-        update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION
-
-        local old_phpversion=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=phpversion)
-
-        # If the PHP version changed, remove the old fpm conf
-        if [ -n "$old_phpversion" ] && [ "$old_phpversion" != "$specific_php_version" ]; then
-            local old_php_fpm_config_dir=$(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=fpm_config_dir)
-            local old_php_finalphpconf="$old_php_fpm_config_dir/pool.d/$app.conf"
-
-            if [[ -f "$old_php_finalphpconf" ]]
-            then
-                ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="$old_php_finalphpconf"
-                ynh_remove_fpm_config
-            fi
-        fi
-        
-        # Store phpversion into the config of this app
-        ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=phpversion --value=$specific_php_version
-
-        # Set the default php version back as the default version for php-cli.
-        update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION
-    elif grep --quiet 'php' <<< "$dependencies"; then
-        ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=phpversion --value=$YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION
-    fi
-
     # Trigger postgresql regenconf if we may have just installed postgresql
     local psql_installed2="$(ynh_package_is_installed "postgresql-$PSQL_VERSION" && echo yes || echo no)"
     if [[ "$psql_installed" != "$psql_installed2" ]]