diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/server.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/server.pp
index 09b27e1..657bd41 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/server.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/server.pp
@@ -71,14 +71,55 @@ class profiles::puppet::server (
     hasstatus  => true,
     hasrestart => true,
   }
-    # generate puppet types when restarting
-    systemd::manage_dropin { 'generate_types.conf':
-      ensure        => present,
-      unit          => 'puppetserver.service',
-      service_entry => {
-        'ExecStartPost' => [
-          "/opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet generate types --environmentpath ${codedir}/environments",
-        ],
-      },
-    }
+
+  # generate puppet types when restarting
+  systemd::manage_dropin { 'generate_types.conf':
+    ensure        => absent,
+    unit          => 'puppetserver.service',
+    service_entry => {
+      'ExecStartPost' => [
+        "/opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet generate types --environmentpath ${codedir}/environments",
+      ],
+    },
+  }
+
+  file { '/usr/local/bin/puppet_generate_types.sh':
+    ensure  => file,
+    mode    => '0755',
+    content => @("EOF")
+      #!/bin/bash
+      sudo -u puppet /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet generate types --environmentpath ${codedir}/environments
+      exit 0
+      | EOF
+  }
+
+  $_timer = @(EOT)
+  [Unit]
+  Description=puppet-generate-types timer
+  [Timer]
+  OnCalendar=daily
+  Persistent=true
+  [Install]
+  WantedBy=timers.target
+  EOT
+
+  $_service = @(EOT)
+  [Unit]
+  Description=puppet-generate-types service
+  [Service]
+  Type=oneshot
+  ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/puppet_generate_types.sh
+  User=root
+  Group=root
+  PermissionsStartOnly=false
+  PrivateTmp=no
+  EOT
+
+  systemd::timer { 'puppet-generate-types.timer':
+    timer_content   => $_timer,
+    service_content => $_service,
+    active          => true,
+    enable          => true,
+    require         => File['/usr/local/bin/puppet_generate_types.sh'],
+  }
 }