diff --git a/postgresql/manifests/init.pp b/postgresql/manifests/init.pp
index b23c651..739284a 100644
--- a/postgresql/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/postgresql/manifests/init.pp
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ class postgresql::server($datadir="/srv/pgsql") {
 
     if $datadir != "/srv/pgsql" {
         file { $datadir:
-            ensure => directory,
-            mode   => "0700",
-            owner  => "postgres",
-            group  => "postgres",
+            ensure  => directory,
+            mode    => "0700",
+            owner   => "postgres",
+            group   => "postgres",
+            require => Package["postgresql"],
         }
         file { "/srv/pgsql":
             ensure  => link,
@@ -60,10 +61,11 @@ class postgresql::server($datadir="/srv/pgsql") {
         }
     } else {
         file { "/srv/pgsql":
-            ensure => directory,
-            mode   => "0700",
-            owner  => "postgres",
-            group  => "postgres",
+            ensure  => directory,
+            mode    => "0700",
+            owner   => "postgres",
+            group   => "postgres",
+            require => Package["postgresql"],
         }
     }