diff --git a/murmur/manifests/init.pp b/murmur/manifests/init.pp
index 5242558..706213b 100644
--- a/murmur/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/murmur/manifests/init.pp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class murmur(
     $welcome="<br />Welcome to this server running Murmur.<br />",
 ) {
 
+    require lsb::core
+
     if ! $package {
         fail("Must define parameter package or \$murmur_package_latest")
     }