diff --git a/.vagrant-puppet/modules/cpan/manifests/init.pp b/.vagrant-puppet/modules/cpan/manifests/init.pp
index 30be5b069..ec54219af 100644
--- a/.vagrant-puppet/modules/cpan/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/.vagrant-puppet/modules/cpan/manifests/init.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #
 define cpan(
   $creates,
-  $timeout
+  $timeout = 0
 ) {
 
   Exec { path => '/usr/bin' }