diff --git a/manifests/systemd_journal/apt_config.pp b/manifests/systemd_journal/apt_config.pp
index ae72da0..ed31449 100644
--- a/manifests/systemd_journal/apt_config.pp
+++ b/manifests/systemd_journal/apt_config.pp
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 # Manage the configuration of apt for the systemd journal
 class profile::systemd_journal::apt_config {
   if $::lsbdistcodename == 'jessie' {
     $pinned_packages = [
       'ifupdown',
       'libapparmor1',
       'libseccomp2',
       'libsystemd0',
       'libudev1',
       'systemd',
       'systemd-journal-remote',
     'systemd-sysv',
       'udev',
     ]
 
     ::apt::pin {'systemd':
       explanation => 'Pin systemd dependencies to backports',
       codename    => 'jessie-backports',
       packages    => $pinned_packages,
       priority    => 990,
+    } ->
+    package {'systemd':
+      ensure => latest,
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/systemd_journal/base_config.pp b/manifests/systemd_journal/base_config.pp
index 984294c..779b2b0 100644
--- a/manifests/systemd_journal/base_config.pp
+++ b/manifests/systemd_journal/base_config.pp
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # Manage systemd-journald base configuration
 class profile::systemd_journal::base_config {
   file {'/var/log/journal':
     ensure => 'directory',
     owner  => 'root',
     group  => 'systemd-journal',
     mode   => '2755',
     notify => Exec['systemd_journal-tmpdir'],
   }
 
   exec {'systemd_journal-tmpdir':
     command     => 'systemd-tmpfiles --create --prefix /var/log/journal',
     path        => ['/sbin', '/usr/sbin'],
     refreshonly => true,
+    require     => Package['systemd'],
   }
 }