diff --git a/manifests/hostmaster.pp b/manifests/hostmaster.pp
index e2701f2..8ca7f0f 100644
--- a/manifests/hostmaster.pp
+++ b/manifests/hostmaster.pp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class aegir::hostmaster (
   package { 'aegir':
     ensure       => present,
     name         => $package_name,
-    responsefile => '/etc/dpkg/aegir.response',
+    responsefile => '/var/lib/dpkg/aegir.response',
     require      => File['/var/lib/dpkg/aegir.response'],
   }
 }