diff --git a/util/manifests/init.pp b/util/manifests/init.pp
index b89fcfc..f332321 100644
--- a/util/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/util/manifests/init.pp
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ define util::extract::tar($source, $ensure=present, $strip=0, $preserve=false) {
     exec { "tar-extract-${name}":
         path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
         command => $command,
-        require => File[$name],
+        require => [ File[$name], Package["tar"], ],
         unless  => "test -n \"$(ls -A ${name})\"",
-        require => Package["tar"],
     }
 
 }