diff --git a/manifests/client/install.pp b/manifests/client/install.pp
index 86771d7..11f0d2b 100644
--- a/manifests/client/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/client/install.pp
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 class ssh::client::install {
   if $ssh::params::client_package_name {
-    if !defined(Package[$ssh::params::client_package_name]) {
-      package { $ssh::params::client_package_name:
-        ensure => $ssh::client::ensure,
-      }
-    }
+    ensure_packages([$ssh::params::client_package_name], {'ensure' => $ssh::client::ensure})
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/server/install.pp b/manifests/server/install.pp
index 6841bf5..973825d 100644
--- a/manifests/server/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/install.pp
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 class ssh::server::install {
   include ::ssh::params
   if $ssh::params::server_package_name {
-    if !defined(Package[$ssh::params::server_package_name]) {
-      package { $ssh::params::server_package_name:
-        ensure   => $ssh::server::ensure,
-      }
-    }
+    ensure_packages([$ssh::params::server_package_name], {'ensure' => $ssh::server::ensure})
   }
 }