diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/base/facts.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/base/facts.pp
index aa89994..5344d19 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/base/facts.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/base/facts.pp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class profiles::base::facts {
 
   # create the file that will be read
   file { '/root/.cache/custom_facts.yaml':
-    ensure  => absent,
+    ensure  => file,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0644',