diff --git a/install_puppet.sh b/install_puppet.sh
index e1cf2f921c..c4dbb93b5b 100755
--- a/install_puppet.sh
+++ b/install_puppet.sh
@@ -23,12 +23,23 @@
 if cat /etc/*release | grep "Red Hat" &> /dev/null; then
     rpm -qi epel-release &> /dev/null || rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
     rpm -ivh http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6/products/x86_64/puppetlabs-release-6-6.noarch.rpm
+
+    cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/puppetlabs.repo <<"EOF"
+[puppetlabs-products]
+name=Puppet Labs Products El 6 - $basearch
+baseurl=http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6/products/$basearch
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-puppetlabs
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+exclude=puppet-2.8* puppet-2.9* puppet-3*
+EOF
+
     yum update -y
     # NOTE: enable the optional-rpms channel (if not already enabled)
     # yum-config-manager --enable rhel-6-server-optional-rpms
 
     # NOTE: we preinstall lsb_release to ensure facter sets lsbdistcodename
-    yum install -y redhat-lsb-core git puppet-2.7.20-1.el6.noarch
+    yum install -y redhat-lsb-core git puppet
 else
     #defaults to Ubuntu
     cat > /etc/apt/preferences.d/00-puppet.pref <<EOF