diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb
index d78cc9e..a11dcd8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/tuskar_config.rb
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:tuskar_config) do
 
     defaultto false
   end
+
+  autorequire(:package) do
+    'tuskar-api'
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 25b9dc7..cfad3a9 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class tuskar::api(
 
   Tuskar_config<||> ~> Exec['post-tuskar_config']
   Tuskar_config<||> ~> Service['tuskar-api']
-  Package['tuskar-api'] -> Tuskar_config<||>
 
   if $::tuskar::database_connection {
     if($::tuskar::database_connection =~ /mysql:\/\/\S+:\S+@\S+\/\S+/) {