diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
index 04c66ce0..e7ad0c26 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 name="$__object_id"
 
-__package python-software-properties --state installed
+__package python-software-properties --state present
 
 require="__package/python-software-properties" \
    __file /usr/local/bin/remove-apt-repository \