diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index fa39287..fb076f5 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # == Class hitch::install
 #
 # This class is called from hitch for install.
 #
 class hitch::install (
   String $package,
 ) {
 
   if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
-    ensure_packages(['epel-release'])
+    ensure_resource('package', 'epel-release', { 'ensure' => 'present' })
     Package['epel-release'] -> Package[$package]
   }
 
   package { $package:
     ensure => present,
   }
 }