diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb b/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb
index abe863a..faaf07a 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package "dstat" do
 end
 
 execute "dstat" do
-  command "dstat -tcmndp --top-cpu --freespace >>/var/log/dstat.log &"
+  command "dstat -tcmndp --top-cpu >>/var/log/dstat.log &"
   action :run
 end
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ template "/etc/rsyslog.d/sysstat.conf" do
   group "root"
   mode 0644
   variables :loglist => node['rsyslog']['sysstatlog']
-  notifies :restart, "service[rsyslog]"
+  notifies :restart, "service[rsyslog]", :immediately
 end
 
 file "/etc/rsyslog.d/server.conf" do
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/default.rb
index b2a84fb..ebcd6bd 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/default.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ if platform?("ubuntu") && node['platform_version'].to_f == 8.04
   end
 end
 
+if platform?("ubuntu")
+  execute "apt-get-update" do
+    command "apt-get update"
+    ignore_failure true
+    action :run
+  end
+end
+
 package "rsyslog" do
   action :install
 end