diff --git a/manifests/agent.pp b/manifests/agent.pp
index 06171b5bc..1c2bf9f96 100644
--- a/manifests/agent.pp
+++ b/manifests/agent.pp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
       cron { 'puppet-agent':
         ensure  => 'present',
-        command => '/usr/bin/puppet agent -t &> /dev/null',
+        command => 'puppet agent --onetime --no-daemonize &> /dev/null',
         user    => 'root',
         minute  => [$first, $second]
       }