diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/man.text
index 6a5990d5..da18e9f0 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/man.text
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ This cdist type allows manage ubuntu ppa repositories.
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 state::
-   The state the ppa should be in, either "present" or "absent".
+   The state the ppa should be in, either 'present' or 'absent'.
+   Defaults to 'present'
 
 
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ EXAMPLES
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Enable a ppa repository
+__apt_ppa ppa:sans-intern/missing-bits
+# same as
 __apt_ppa ppa:sans-intern/missing-bits --state present
 
 # Disable a ppa repository
@@ -43,5 +46,5 @@ SEE ALSO
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+Copyright \(C) 2011-2014 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
 granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
index e7ad0c26..2d91942b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
 name="$__object_id"
 
-__package python-software-properties --state present
+__package software-properties-common
 
-require="__package/python-software-properties" \
+require="__package/software-properties-common" \
    __file /usr/local/bin/remove-apt-repository \
    --source "$__type/files/remove-apt-repository" \
    --mode 0755
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/default/state b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/default/state
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f6134f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/default/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/optional
similarity index 100%
rename from cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/required
rename to cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/parameter/optional