diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index ccd79c5..1c22b09 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class puppet_cd::params (
   Boolean $pt_use_puppetdb          = false,
 
   # installation
-  String $pt_pkg_ensure             = 'latest',
+  String $pt_pkg_ensure             = 'present',
   String $pt_agent_pkg              = 'puppet-agent',
   String $pt_server_pkg             = 'puppetserver',
   Array $pt_r10k_pkg                = ['ruby','ruby-devel','rubygems','gcc','make'],