diff --git a/manifests/ppa.pp b/manifests/ppa.pp
index 9c277e9bd4..678ca6ab80 100644
--- a/manifests/ppa.pp
+++ b/manifests/ppa.pp
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@
 ) {
     require apt
 
+    $ppa  = regsubst($name, '^(ppa:)(.*)$', '\2')
+    $ppa_apt_name = regsubst($ppa, '/', '-', 'G')
+    $ppa_list_file = "${ppa_apt_name}-${::lsbdistcodename}.list"
+
     exec { "apt-update-${name}":
-        command     => "/usr/bin/aptitude update",
+        command     => '/usr/bin/aptitude update',
         refreshonly => true,
     }
 
     exec { "add-apt-repository-${name}":
         command => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository ${name}",
-        notify  => Exec["apt-update-${name}"],
+        creates => "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/${ppa_list_file}",
+        notify  => Exec["apt-update-${name}"];
     }
 }