diff --git a/manifests/main/files.pp b/manifests/main/files.pp
index 2c71e6b..118cf09 100644
--- a/manifests/main/files.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/files.pp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::main::files (
 
   if $ssh_manage_config {
     file { $sshd_custom_conf:
-      ensure   => absent,
+      ensure   => file,
       path     => $sshd_custom_conf,
       owner    => $sshd_user,
       group    => $sshd_user,