diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetdb_api.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetdb_api.pp
index 60cc180..941bc36 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetdb_api.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetdb_api.pp
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ class profiles::puppet::puppetdb_api (
       before  => Class['puppetdb::server'],
     }
 
+    # cleanup puppetdb first, this isnt replaced by openvoxdb (conflicts)
+    package { 'puppetdb':
+      ensure => 'purged',
+      before => Class['puppetdb::server'],
+    }
+
     class { 'puppetdb::server':
       manage_firewall        => false,
       ssl_listen_address     => $listen_address,
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ class profiles::puppet::puppetdb_api (
       database_name          => $database_name,
       database_password      => Sensitive($database_password),
       database_validate      => $database_validate,
+      puppetdb_package       => 'openvoxdb',
     }
 
     contain ::puppetdb::server