diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/manifests/proxy.pp b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/manifests/proxy.pp
index 8a98da9c..f97e72de 100644
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/manifests/proxy.pp
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/eid/manifests/proxy.pp
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ class eid::proxy (
       port => 443,
     }
 
-    file { ["${proxy_directory}/","${proxy_directory}/${country}"]:
+    file { "${proxy_directory}/":
+      ensure => directory,
+      mode   => '0755',
+      owner  => 'root',
+      group  => 'root',
+    }
+    file { "${proxy_directory}/${country}":
       ensure => directory,
       mode   => '0755',
       owner  => 'root',