diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6a5745b..9e9fffd 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
     # header
     file { "${::ipset::params::config_path}/${title}.hdr":
+      ensure  => file,
       content => "create ${title} ${type} ${opt_string}\n",
       notify  => Exec["sync_ipset_${title}"],
     }
@@ -35,25 +36,25 @@
     if is_array($set) {
       # create file with ipset, one record per line
       file { "${::ipset::params::config_path}/${title}.set":
-        ensure  => present,
+        ensure  => file,
         content => inline_template('<%= (@set.map { |i| i.to_s }).join("\n") %>'),
       }
     } elsif $set =~ /^puppet:\/\// {
       # passed as puppet file
       file { "${::ipset::params::config_path}/${title}.set":
-        ensure => present,
+        ensure => file,
         source => $set,
       }
     } elsif $set =~ /^file:\/\// {
       # passed as target node file
       file { "${::ipset::params::config_path}/${title}.set":
-        ensure => present,
+        ensure => file,
         source => regsubst($set, '^.{7}', ''),
       }
     } else {
       # passed directly as content string (from template for example)
       file { "${::ipset::params::config_path}/${title}.set":
-        ensure  => present,
+        ensure  => file,
         content => $set,
       }
     }
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index fca521f..1495bbd 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
       ->
       # upstart starter
       file { '/etc/init/ipset.conf':
+        ensure  => file,
         owner   => 'root',
         group   => 'root',
         mode    => '0644',
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 
       # systemd service definition, there is no script in COS7
       file { '/usr/lib/systemd/system/ipset.service':
+        ensure  => file,
         owner   => 'root',
         group   => 'root',
         mode    => '0644',
diff --git a/manifests/install/helper_script.pp b/manifests/install/helper_script.pp
index 6c475ef..8fa9ae7 100644
--- a/manifests/install/helper_script.pp
+++ b/manifests/install/helper_script.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 define ipset::install::helper_script () {
   file { "/usr/local/sbin/${title}":
+    ensure => file,
     owner  => 'root',
     group  => 'root',
     mode   => '0754',