diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppet_cron.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppet_cron.pp
index 429b030422..673a7ecff3 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppet_cron.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/puppet_cron.pp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class openstack_project::puppet_cron($ensure=present) {
     ensure => $ensure,
     user => root,
     minute => "*/15",
-    command => 'apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1 ; sleep $((RANDOM\%600)) && puppet agent --test --logdest /var/log/manifest.log',
+    command => 'apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1 ; sleep $((RANDOM\%600)) && puppet agent --test >>/var/log/manifest.log',
     environment => "PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin",
   }
   logrotate::file { 'updatepuppet':
diff --git a/modules/puppetboot/files/puppetboot.conf b/modules/puppetboot/files/puppetboot.conf
index 8a888a6c3d..0361b5c566 100644
--- a/modules/puppetboot/files/puppetboot.conf
+++ b/modules/puppetboot/files/puppetboot.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ start on runlevel[2345]
 script
   echo "Running puppet on boot" >> /var/log/manifest.log
   date >> /var/log/manifest.log
-  /usr/bin/puppet agent --test --logdest /var/log/manifest.log
+  /usr/bin/puppet agent --test >> /var/log/manifest.log
 end script