diff --git a/manifests/base.pp b/manifests/base.pp
index 66284233..df417612 100644
--- a/manifests/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/base.pp
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
       'Debian': {
         if $facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' {
           include apt
-          apt::ppa { 'ppa:adiscon/v8-stable': }
+          apt::ppa { 'ppa:adiscon/v8-stable':
+            before => Package[$rsyslog::package_name],
+          }
         }
       }
       'RedHat': {