diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal.pp
index e82ea1fe..b55a3e51 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal.pp
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 # Base Journal configuration
 
 class profile::swh::deploy::journal {
   $conf_directory = lookup('swh::deploy::journal::conf_directory')
 
   file {$conf_directory:
     ensure => 'directory',
     owner  => 'swhworker',
     group  => 'swhworker',
     mode   => '0644',
   }
 
   $swh_packages = ['python3-swh.journal']
 
   $task_backported_packages = lookup('swh::deploy::journal::backported_packages')
   $pinned_packages = $task_backported_packages[$::lsbdistcodename]
   if $pinned_packages {
     ::apt::pin {'swh-journal':
       explanation => 'Pin swh.journal dependencies to backports',
       codename    => "${::lsbdistcodename}-backports",
       packages    => $pinned_packages,
       priority    => 990,
     }
     -> package {$swh_packages:
-      ensure  => latest,
+      ensure  => present,
       require => Apt::Source['softwareheritage'],
     }
   } else {
     package {$swh_packages:
-      ensure  => latest,
+      ensure  => present,
       require => Apt::Source['softwareheritage'],
     }
   }
 }