diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
index 0a6f424..73fddf8 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class rhizo_base::packages {
       require => Class['rhizo_base::apt'],
     }
 
-  package { 'puppet':
+  package { ['puppet', 'puppet-common']:
       ensure  => '3.7.5-1puppetlabs1',
     }