diff --git a/manifests/dispersion.pp b/manifests/dispersion.pp
index a58fcb45..849064c4 100644
--- a/manifests/dispersion.pp
+++ b/manifests/dispersion.pp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class swift::dispersion (
     timeout   => 0,
     onlyif    => "swift -A ${auth_url} -U ${auth_tenant}:${auth_user} -K ${auth_pass} -V ${auth_version} stat | grep 'Account: '",
     unless    => "swift -A ${auth_url} -U ${auth_tenant}:${auth_user} -K ${auth_pass} -V ${auth_version} list | grep dispersion_",
+    require   => Package["swiftclient"],
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb
index 778ac887..b4065591 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_dispersion_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ describe 'swift::dispersion' do
       :path      => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
       :subscribe => 'File[/etc/swift/dispersion.conf]',
       :onlyif    => "swift -A http://127.0.0.1:5000/v2.0/ -U services:dispersion -K dispersion_password -V 2.0 stat | grep 'Account: '",
-      :unless    => "swift -A http://127.0.0.1:5000/v2.0/ -U services:dispersion -K dispersion_password -V 2.0 list | grep dispersion_"
+      :unless    => "swift -A http://127.0.0.1:5000/v2.0/ -U services:dispersion -K dispersion_password -V 2.0 list | grep dispersion_",
+      :require => 'Package[swiftclient]'
     )}
   end