diff --git a/ee/cli/plugins/site.py b/ee/cli/plugins/site.py
index fcdebc1d..55ad93ad 100644
--- a/ee/cli/plugins/site.py
+++ b/ee/cli/plugins/site.py
@@ -625,8 +625,16 @@ class EESiteCreateController(CementBaseController):
             if self.app.pargs.pagespeed:
                 operateOnPagespeed(self, data)
 
+            if data['php7']:
+                php_version = "7.0"
+            else:
+                if EEVariables.ee_platform_codename == 'trusty':
+                    php_version = "5.6"
+                else:
+                    php_version = "5.5"
+
             addNewSite(self, ee_domain, stype, cache, ee_site_webroot,
-                       hhvm=hhvm, pagespeed=pagespeed)
+                       hhvm=hhvm, pagespeed=pagespeed, php_version=php_version)
 
             # Setup database for MySQL site
             if 'ee_db_name' in data.keys() and not data['wp']:
diff --git a/ee/cli/plugins/site_functions.py b/ee/cli/plugins/site_functions.py
index b918e496..f7841112 100644
--- a/ee/cli/plugins/site_functions.py
+++ b/ee/cli/plugins/site_functions.py
@@ -718,9 +718,9 @@ def site_package_check(self, stype):
                 apt_packages = apt_packages + EEVariables.ee_php7_0
         else:
             Log.warn(self, "PHP 7.0 not available for your system.")
-            Log.info(self, "Setting apt_packages variable for PHP 5.0")
-            Log.debug(self, "Setting apt_packages variable for PHP 5.0")
             if not EEAptGet.is_installed(self, 'php5-fpm'):
+                Log.info(self, "Setting apt_packages variable for PHP 5.0")
+                Log.debug(self, "Setting apt_packages variable for PHP 5.0")
                 apt_packages = apt_packages + EEVariables.ee_php5_6
 
     if stype in ['mysql', 'wp', 'wpsubdir', 'wpsubdomain']: