diff --git a/manifests/os/debian.pp b/manifests/os/debian.pp
index eb3e76d36619390353d433e2fe5fed79a7831395..2ad87f6e88b3728c56e424c75dd1f346c57894f9 100644
--- a/manifests/os/debian.pp
+++ b/manifests/os/debian.pp
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ class base::os::debian (
     before => Stage['main'],
   }
   class { 'base::os::debian::apt':
+    stage               => 'aptitude',
     apt_cache_notin_tmp => $apt_cache_notin_tmp,
     apt_cache_tmp_dir   => $apt_cache_tmp_dir,
-    stage               => 'aptitude',
   }
 
   # Install basic configuration files.