diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote
index 1c271748..6223c94a 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ state_should=""
 
 case "$state" in
     present)
-        echo "dpkg --install /var/cache/apt/archives/$__object_id"
+        echo "dpkg --install --skip-same-version /var/cache/apt/archives/$__object_id"
         echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
         ;;
     absent)