diff --git a/manifests/forwarder.pp b/manifests/forwarder.pp
index 8a462f2c..a9b5cb46 100644
--- a/manifests/forwarder.pp
+++ b/manifests/forwarder.pp
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@
   $staging_subdir  = $splunk::params::staging_subdir
 
   $path_delimiter  = $splunk::params::path_delimiter
+  #no need for staging the source if we have yum or apt
   if $pkg_provider != undef and $pkg_provider != 'yum' and  $pkg_provider != 'apt' {
     include staging
+
+    $staged_package  = staging_parse($package_source)
     $pkg_path_parts  = [$staging::path, $staging_subdir, $staged_package]
     $pkg_source      = join($pkg_path_parts, $path_delimiter)
 
-    #no need for staging the source if we have yum or apt
-    $staged_package  = staging_parse($package_source)
     staging::file { $staged_package:
       source => $package_source,
       subdir => $staging_subdir,